Steve Witkoff: “Those 20 Israeli hostages who were alive were no longer…”

“Yes and no. The Qataris were the interlocutors, directly talking to Hamas. But then we were on the phone with the Qataris, the Egyptians and the Turks, and the notion was to convince everybody that Those 20 Israeli hostages who were alive were no longer assets for Hamas. They were a liability. How did they become a liability and not their sort of. Because they weren't bargaining chips. What did Hamas gain by keeping these hostages?” (17:08–17:16)

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