WASHINGTON, June 11 (Reuters) - The United States has received and is evaluating Palestinian group Hamas' formal reply to a U.N.-backed Gaza truce proposal sent to Qatari and Egyptian mediators, White House spokesperson John Kirby said on Tuesday.

Kirby, in a virtual briefing with reporters, said it was helpful to have a response from Hamas and that U.S. officials were working their way through it. (Reporting by Trevor Hunnicutt, Costas Pitas and Ismail Shakil; Editing by Leslie Adler)