Washington D.C. – The Hill, July 20, 2025
Adam Boehler, U.S. special envoy for hostage affairs, on Sunday urged Hamas to “take the deal” on the table with Israel and to move forward toward peace.
In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Boehler said that the current deal on the table — which would see Hamas release at least 10 remaining hostages in exchange for a path to peace — is the “best they’re going to get.”
“We need to get the other hostages out. And then what we have done is, we have said, ‘Hey, there’s a firm pathway to negotiate peace.’ That’s the best they’re going to get. And they should take on the offer, take the offer that’s there. They haven’t in the past,” Boehler said.
“Every single time they don’t take it, it goes down and goes down and goes down. So, my recommendation to Hamas would be, take the deal that Israel, that the United States is offering you. Let’s get some people home. And let’s move to end this conflict,” he continued.
