"I understand exactly what Hamas wants, they don't want a deal, they want to break us through these horrific videos," he said. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a Sunday night address that the hostage videos released over the weekend made him realize exactly what Hamas wants.

The Hamas terrorist group on Friday released a propaganda video featuring hostage Evyatar David, who was abducted from the Supernova music festival during the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre in southern Israel. On Saturday, David’s family issued a public statement after approving the publication of the full video.

Witkoff and the U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, visited an aid site in Gaza run by the controversial Israel and U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) on Friday, as the United Nations said that over 1,373 Palestinians have been killed while seeking food since the end of May, including 859 at GHF sites.