{"id":2393845,"date":"2025-01-22T14:17:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T19:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/steve-witkoff-stresses-need-that-israel-hamas-ceasefire-goes-well-for-hostages-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-22T14:18:59","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T19:18:59","slug":"steve-witkoff-stresses-need-that-israel-hamas-ceasefire-goes-well-for-hostages-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/steve-witkoff-stresses-need-that-israel-hamas-ceasefire-goes-well-for-hostages-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve Witkoff stresses need that Israel-Hamas ceasefire \u2018goes well\u2019 for hostages &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsteve-witkoff-stresses-need-that-israel-hamas-ceasefire-goes-well-for-hostages-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2393845&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Steve\u200b Witkoff, appointed as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-admin-officials-resign-following-protest-at-capitol-building-which-left-4-people-dead\/\" title=\"Trump admin. officials resign following protest at Capitol Building, which left 4 people dead\">special envoy<\/a> too the Middle East, discussed the challenges of implementing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-at-odds-on-crediting-trump-for-israel-hamas-deal\/\" title=\"Biden administration at odds on crediting Trump for Israel-Hamas deal\">recent ceasefire deal<\/a> between Israel and Hamas. He emphasized that while achieving the ceasefire was a critically important milestone, ensuring its prosperous execution could be even more tough. \u200cwitkoff noted\u2062 that President Donald Trump expressed \u2064skepticism about the durability of the ceasefire, despite acknowledging hamas&#8217;s weakened state. Witkoff plans to visit Israel soon to oversee the situation.He stated the importance of the ceasefire&#8217;s implementation, as success could lead to further\u200d phases aimed at securing the release of\u200b hostages. His directives\u200c align \u2062with the broader \u200cgoals of \u2063the \u200bAmerican government\u200b in the region.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Steve Witkoff stresses need that Israel-Hamas ceasefire &lsquo;goes well&rsquo; for hostages<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1941352\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3227984\/who-is-trump-administration-special-envoy-middle-east-steve-witkoff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Steve Witkoff<\/a> detailed how implementing the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">recent ceasefire deal reached<\/a> between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Israel<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Hamas<\/a> terrorist group could be &ldquo;more difficult&rdquo; than reaching it to begin with.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3291925\/six-week-israel-hamas-ceasefire-takes-effect-tense-delay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">The six-week ceasefire deal<\/a> only just went into effect on Sunday, though President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> has stated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/breaking-news\/article-838482\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">he is &ldquo;not confident&rdquo; that this deal will be upheld<\/a> while acknowledging that Hamas is &ldquo;very weakened.&rdquo; In assessing Trump&rsquo;s comment, Wiktoff, the president&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nikki-haley-was-consulted-for-trumps-cabinet-but-did-not-want-position-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Nikki Haley was consulted for Trump&#039;s Cabinet but did not want position - Washington Examiner\">incoming special envoy<\/a> to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/middle-east\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Middle East<\/a>, did not disagree with the president, citing how achieving the deal in the first place was &ldquo;a big step&rdquo; in negotiating between Israel and Hamas, adding that he will be traveling to Israel soon as an inspection team.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/magazine\/magazine-letter-from-the-editor\/3289376\/trump-ceasefire-hostage-deal-both-good-bad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TRUMP&rsquo;S HOSTAGE DEAL, BOTH GOOD AND BAD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But we have to make sure that the implementation goes well,&rdquo; Witkoff said on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>America&rsquo;s Newsroom<\/em>. &ldquo;Because if it goes well, we&rsquo;ll get into phase two, and we&rsquo;re going to get a lot more live bodies out, and I think that that is what the president&rsquo;s directive to me and everybody else working in the American government on this. That&rsquo;s his directive and that&rsquo;s what we&rsquo;re going to do.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2767940&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=6938aab592141f626dc8167d6aa9a0f7\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Witkoff was also asked about the possibility of Israel and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/saudi-arabia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Saudi Arabia<\/a> reaching a peace deal that would draw in other countries in the Middle East, to which Witkoff detailed how there has been talk of a &ldquo;normalization deal&rdquo; that he considered &ldquo;an amazing opportunity for the region.&rdquo; Specifically, he argued this would benefit the region because &ldquo;it becomes investible&rdquo; and allow businesses and banks to feel confident in investing into the region.<\/p>\n<p>As such, Witkoff argued that the region needed a &ldquo;hopeful moment,&rdquo; which he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-addresses-supporters-at-save-america-march\/\" title=\"President Trump addresses supporters at \u2018Save America March\u2019\">expressed hope<\/a> that this was achieved through this ceasefire deal, which the United States will &ldquo;build on.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And so this is the beginning of that, and hopefully everything over there can be settled in that way,&rdquo; Witkoff said. &ldquo;If it&rsquo;s possible, everyone will become a believer.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Witkoff&rsquo;s comments come after Israeli military officials <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3296398\/violence-erupts-west-bank-after-gaza-ceasefire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">announced a &ldquo;counterterrorism operation&rdquo; across the West Bank<\/a>, focused on the city of Jenin, which began Tuesday and extended into Wednesday. According to the Ramallah-based Palestinian Health Ministry, 10 were killed in the raid and 40 wounded, with another 25 arrested.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The first phase of the ceasefire deal went into effect on Sunday, with a second and third stage of the negotiations expected to follow after the fulfillment of the first phase&rsquo;s obligations. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3292906\/israeli-hostages-released-hamas-gift-bags\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Israel is expected to release around 1,900 Palestinian prisoners in the next six weeks<\/a>, while Hamas will be compelled to turn over the remaining 30 hostages taken during its Oct. 7 attacks on Israel.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog-posts\/trump-takes-credit-israel-hamas-ceasefire-deal-candlelight-dinner-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Trump took credit for this ceasefire deal being reached<\/a> during a speech he delivered on Sunday evening, specifically mentioning Witkoff in helping achieve this deal. The president also took a shot at former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Joe Biden<\/a> and how the deal was reached just before Trump&rsquo;s inauguration, though Biden has stated that his administration and the incoming Trump administration worked as &ldquo;one team&rdquo; on the ceasefire deal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1941352\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1941352\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Witkoff emphasizes the importance of a successful Israel-Hamas ceasefire<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2393846,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Steve-Witkoff-on-Trump-scaled-1024x684.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[13427,38542,44900],"class_list":["post-2393845","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-ceasefire","tag-israel-hamas","tag-steve-witkoff"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Steve-Witkoff-on-Trump-scaled-1024x684.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2393845","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2393845"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2393845\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2393849,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2393845\/revisions\/2393849"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2393846"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2393845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2393845"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2393845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}