Brett McGurk is a CNN global affairs analyst who served in senior national security positions under Presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump and Joe Biden.
Over the next 24 hours, the world has witnessed extraordinary scenes of hostages being released from Gaza and reunited with their families. President Donald Trump also addressed the Israeli Knesset, saying today marks the “historic dawn of a new Middle East” before world leaders convene in Egypt to discuss the subsequent phases of his 20-point plan for a longer-term peace and rehabilitation of Gaza.
As this all unfolds, I’ll be focused on three big questions:
What does Hamas do?
In the last hostage deal, one that I helped negotiate, Hamas used the ceasefire to crawl out of tunnels and reestablish control in Gaza.
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