US State Department says truce 'hardly takes Hamas out of terrorism business'

US Deputy State Department spokesman Tom Casey welcomed efforts to calm Gaza but expressed skepticism about Hamas' intentions.

"Saying you have a loaded gun to my head but you are not going to fire it today is far different than taking the gun down, locking it up and saying you're not going to use it again," he said, "even if this is in fact a true report, it hardly takes Hamas out of the terrorism business." (Reuters)