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McGurk on Hamas Releasing Hostage List: It ‘Opened Up the Space’ for Gaza Ceasefire Deal
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CNN
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The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer (CNN)
Name: The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer (CNN)
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Wolf Blitzer
, Brett McGurk
Name: Wolf Blitzer
Employment: CNN
Position: Anchor
Name: Brett McGurk
Employment: United States National Security Council (NSC)
Position: Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa
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01/17/2025 11:11 pm
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RUSH TRANSCRIPT BLITZER Let ░░░░░░░░ hope that happens Gaza ░░░░░░░░ as you know say ░░░░░░░░ least 117 Palestinians have ░░░░░░░░ killed in Gaza since ░░░░░░░░ agreement was announced Have ░░░░░░░░ bombings been a factor ░░░░░░░░ the implementation of this ░░░░░░░░ important hostage release ceasefire ░░░░░░░░ MCGURK Well the agreement ░░░░░░░░ not in place yet ░░░░░░░░ one reason we wanted ░░░░░░░░ get this You know ░░░░░░░░ s three parts to ░░░░░░░░ agreement There s a ░░░░░░░░ to stop the war ░░░░░░░░ we want to stop ░░░░░░░░ war in Gaza There ░░░░░░░░ a ceasefire that will ░░░░░░░░ into effect on Sunday ░░░░░░░░ s a hostage exchange ░░░░░░░░ exchanging hostages for a ░░░░░░░░ of Palestinian prisoners And ░░░░░░░░ s a humanitarian dimension ░░░░░░░░ massive surge of humanitarian ░░░░░░░░ And we had a ░░░░░░░░ in Cairo to ensure ░░░░░░░░ we re ready to ░░░░░░░░ on this for the ░░░░░░░░ of the people of ░░░░░░░░ It is a multi ░░░░░░░░ agreement The president laid ░░░░░░░░ agreement out in May ░░░░░░░░ almost had a deal ░░░░░░░░ August And then we ░░░░░░░░ six hostages killed murdered ░░░░░░░░ Hamas in tunnels underneath ░░░░░░░░ And we basically concluded ░░░░░░░░ the time Hamas had ░░░░░░░░ interest in doing this ░░░░░░░░ and we had to ░░░░░░░░ the equation and the ░░░░░░░░ equation changed fundamentally from ░░░░░░░░ tragic day in August ░░░░░░░░ now Hezbollah has been ░░░░░░░░ knocked out We have ░░░░░░░░ ceasefire in Lebanon and ░░░░░░░░ new political equation in ░░░░░░░░ with new leaders that ░░░░░░░░ to return Lebanon to ░░░░░░░░ Lebanese people and not ░░░░░░░░ Hezbollah be a state ░░░░░░░░ a state Iran is ░░░░░░░░ its weakest position in ░░░░░░░░ And this actually isolated ░░░░░░░░ So I was in ░░░░░░░░ around December 12th with ░░░░░░░░ Sullivan We spent two ░░░░░░░░ with Bibi Netanyahu and ░░░░░░░░ now after the Lebanon ░░░░░░░░ this is the catalyst ░░░░░░░░ move back to the ░░░░░░░░ deal in Gaza and ░░░░░░░░ hostage releases And it ░░░░░░░░ t until the end ░░░░░░░░ December Wolf that Hamas ░░░░░░░░ the first time agreed ░░░░░░░░ the list of hostages ░░░░░░░░ be released in the ░░░░░░░░ deal and without Hamas ░░░░░░░░ to that you can ░░░░░░░░ have a deal And ░░░░░░░░ actually opened up the ░░░░░░░░ to get this done ░░░░░░░░ is because of the ░░░░░░░░ we ve done in ░░░░░░░░ region over months and ░░░░░░░░ and then the painstaking ░░░░░░░░ just over the last ░░░░░░░░ weeks and particularly over ░░░░░░░░ last week to nail ░░░░░░░░ down get the agreement ░░░░░░░░ place get the agreement ░░░░░░░░ the Israelis tonight and ░░░░░░░░ on Sunday.”
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