The US government remains optimistic about the negotiations for a ceasefire in the Gaza conflict and is simultaneously urging for a willingness to compromise. “Yes, we believe that we can get there, but it is going to require some additional leadership and some additional compromise, and it’s going to require the teams on both sides to be willing to come together and to flesh out these final details,” US National Security Council Communications Director John Kirby told US broadcaster CNN on Friday. The negotiations had been postponed to the following week earlier Friday. Mediators from Egypt, …