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US special envoy Steve Witkoff says Hamas officials assured him and Jared Kushner of disarming during their meeting

Washington, Nov 7 (UNI) US Special Envoy for Middle East Steve Witkoff has said that Hamas officials had assured him and fellow Trump aide Jared Kushner that they would disarm as required by the peace deal, during their "famous meeting" hours before the ceasefire deal was inked on October 9.
"Hamas has always indicated that they would disarm. They've said so — they said it to us directly during that famous meeting that Jared had with them," Witkoff recalled, speaking to the America Business Forum conference in Miami on Thursday, reports Times Of Israel
"I hope that they keep their word because if they do, they'll understand that the development plan that we have for Gaza is really terrific — a lot better than anyone has ever discussed before," he remarked, claiming that the so-called 'development plan' will also include a "tremendous jobs programme."
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