U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner sparked controversy Sunday by defending Hamas’s good faith in the Gaza ceasefire, and suggesting Israel needs to treat Palestinians better.

Witkoff and Kushner were interviewed by CBS News’ 60 Minutes ahead of their arrival in Israel to assist in implementing the Gaza ceasefire, which was shaken over the weekend by Hamas violations. Hamas has not complied with commitments to return all 28 bodies of dead Israeli hostages, and is still 16 bodies short. In addition, Hamas fired upon Israeli soldiers on Sunday, killing two and triggering airstrikes in response.

Witkoff told CBS that he had bonded with a Hamas leader over their shared loss of their sons.

Both men stressed that they believed Hamas intended to hono

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