President Trump’s Special Envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, spoke to reporters on Thursday about the Israel-Hamas war, indicating that although negotiations were indeed taking place with Hamas, president Trump has not budged about getting Hamas out of Gaza.
“Hamas has not been forthright with us, and it’s time for them to be forthright with us,” Witkoff said of the terrorist group that has routinely lied about casualties and stolen humanitarian aid meant for Palestinians in Gaza. “The president has issued a statement about what’s acceptable to him and what’s not. And hopefully, we’ll see some good conduct next week and I’ll be able to go in there and have discussions.”
Asked about phase 2 of the ceasefire agreement, which was supposed to go into place, he said, “As the president has said before, I don’t think you alert everybody how you’re going to…
