Retired U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt told Newsmax on Wednesday that prospects for a peace agreement between Israel and Iran-backed Hamas terrorists will be “a tough sell” for Hamas, despite renewed high-level negotiations in Egypt that include President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and special envoy Steve Witkoff.
“This is going to be a tough sell,” Kimmitt told “American Agenda.” “I can’t think of any terrorist group in the Middle East that has actually stood down, disarmed, and demobilized. The only thing that they have are the hostages.”
Kimmitt said Hamas is unlikely to accept most of the conditions laid out in the Trump administration’s 20-point peace plan, noting that at least half of the proposals could be rejected outright.
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