Steve Witkoff: “We had to convince Hamas that those hostages were no longer…”

“So it was our job to find how both sides could digest and sell to their constituencies the deal that we were trying to make there. We had, I say it all the time. We had to convince Hamas that those hostages were no longer an asset for them. Those hostages had become a liability. And I think as we became successful in them appreciating that, that was the inflection point that led to the deal.” (29:11–29:20)

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