Steve Witkoff: “The inflection point in that deal was Jared and I meeting…”

“And that goes right back to Hamas, you know, in this Hamas deal. And you'll find this. You'll understand what I mean when I say this. Everybody. The inflection point in that deal was Jared and I meeting with Hamas and convincing them...that the hostages were no longer an asset. to them, they were a liability. Like, the world looked at it that holding those hostages and not treating them well was really bad for them.” (36:25–36:35)

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