Steve Witkoff warns Hamas has ‘no alternative’ than to leave Gaza

Published March 10, 2025 10:15am ET



Steve Witkoff, the U.S. special envoy to the Middle East, cautioned Hamas that the beginning of a truce with Israel will include demilitarization and an exodus from Gaza.

The first phase of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was over a week ago without any deal on a second phase. While Hamas released 29 hostages under the most recent deal, another dozen remain in captivity, including one American. Witkoff scoffed Monday at a proposal from Hamas to expel the Israeli military from Gaza on Fox News’s America’s Newsroom.

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