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Brett McGurk: Putting Pressure on Hamas with a Deadline Isn’t Going to Work
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CNN

Name: CNN

URL: http://www.cnn.com/

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CNN News Central

Name: CNN News Central

URL: https://www.cnn.com/

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Brett McGurk

Name: Brett McGurk

Employment: United States National Security Council (NSC)

Position: Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa

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07/31/2025 12:23 pm
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SANCHEZ Today President Trump ░░░░░░░░ on his Truth Social ░░░░░░░░ that the fastest way ░░░░░░░░ end the humanitarian crisis ░░░░░░░░ Gaza is for Hamas ░░░░░░░░ surrender and release the ░░░░░░░░ Let s discuss with ░░░░░░░░ Global Affairs Analyst Brett ░░░░░░░░ He s a former ░░░░░░░░ Security Council coordinator for ░░░░░░░░ Middle East and North ░░░░░░░░ Brett I wonder what ░░░░░░░░ message is here from ░░░░░░░░ to Netanyahu It seems ░░░░░░░░ that we re going ░░░░░░░░ see a ceasefire soon ░░░░░░░░ large part because Israel ░░░░░░░░ main demand is that ░░░░░░░░ relinquish control of Gaza ░░░░░░░░ Hamas is not likely ░░░░░░░░ do MCGURK I think ░░░░░░░░ were talking about deadlines ░░░░░░░░ tariffs I think where ░░░░░░░░ is heading my understanding ░░░░░░░░ there s going to ░░░░░░░░ a deadline on Hamas ░░░░░░░░ accept the deal that ░░░░░░░░ on the table because ░░░░░░░░ s a division within ░░░░░░░░ So go back only ░░░░░░░░ days ago there was ░░░░░░░░ lot of optimism We ░░░░░░░░ actually leading towards a ░░░░░░░░ day ceasefire because the ░░░░░░░░ leadership in Doha the ░░░░░░░░ leadership had accepted a ░░░░░░░░ My understanding is the ░░░░░░░░ leadership the guys actually ░░░░░░░░ the hostages said no ░░░░░░░░ that s when this ░░░░░░░░ thing fell apart So ░░░░░░░░ thought is to put ░░░░░░░░ on Hamas with a ░░░░░░░░ maybe get back to ░░░░░░░░ deal I don t ░░░░░░░░ that s going to ░░░░░░░░ I think Israel and ░░░░░░░░ U S actually walked ░░░░░░░░ a trap here starting ░░░░░░░░ in March when the ░░░░░░░░ that was in place ░░░░░░░░ the inauguration I worked ░░░░░░░░ Steve to help get ░░░░░░░░ in place fell apart ░░░░░░░░ Israel imposed a new ░░░░░░░░ a total blockade of ░░░░░░░░ something that was unprecedented ░░░░░░░░ this war When I ░░░░░░░░ working on this issue ░░░░░░░░ unacceptable We worked on ░░░░░░░░ aid issue every day ░░░░░░░░ negotiable aid has to ░░░░░░░░ in You had almost ░░░░░░░░ days of no food ░░░░░░░░ into Gaza That caused ░░░░░░░░ chain reaction of events ░░░░░░░░ are now playing out ░░░░░░░░ it s a really ░░░░░░░░ situation I think it ░░░░░░░░ good that Steve is ░░░░░░░░ but right now I ░░░░░░░░ t see the way ░░░░░░░░
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