John Kirby: 'Plenty of credit to go around' for ceasefire deal

White House national security communications adviser John Kirby joins TODAY to talk about the Israel and Hamas ceasefire and hostage agreement while attacks continue in Gaza. He says a deal "should have happened a long, long time ago” and adds that there is “plenty of credit to go around” for the agreement.

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