US special envoy to the Mideast Steve Witkoff said Friday that he doesn't believe Hamas is 'ideologically intractable' and that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is 'well-motivated' but operating against Israeli public opinion that prioritizes freeing the remaining hostages from Gaza over the destruction of Hamas.

Original article source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/witkoff-hamas-isnt-ideologically-intractable-gaza-conflict-can-end-through-dialogue/
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