Negotiators are meeting in Cairo, Egypt, on Monday over the war in Gaza. Andrew Boyd, the former chief of operations for the CIA Counterterrorism Mission Center, breaks down how viable a peace deal is.

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Negotiators representing Israel and Hamas are meeting in Egypt, with mediation from Qatar and Egypt, to discuss the possibility of a peace agreement for Gaza. External pressure from regional powers and the Trump administration has been instrumental in bringing both parties to the table, despite significant differences.

The talks are addressing key issues such as the disarmament of Hamas and the future governance of Gaza. Israel is reportedly willing to offer amnesty and safe passage to Hamas members who disarm, while Hamas insists on retaining some defensive weapons. The outcome of these negotiations remains uncertain, hinging on how both sides define disarmament and the terms of any agreement.

How likely is a Gaza peace deal as negotiators meet in Egypt?

And joining us now is Andrew Boyd. He's the former chief of operations for the CIA's Counterterrorism Mission Center. Andrew, thank you for your time today. Israel and Hamas are at the negotiating table today. So how do you actually see this all playing out? I think your last segment speaks to the importance of outside pressure. The Qataris and the Egyptians are going to be the mediators and obviously the outsized influence of the Trump administration. Were it not for the pressure of the outside parties, I really don't think you could have gotten both the Netanyahu government and the Hamas spokesperson, the negotiators to the table because the differences were too wide. It is true that Netanyahu, Prime Minister Netanyahu has enormous pressures from the right wing of his government, but he also has enormous pressures economically if he loses the Arab world, which he desperately wants to have economic relationships with. But even more importantly, if he continues to upset the Trump administration, he'll be cast alone. And similarly, Hamas has had its leadership decimated. Obviously Gaza has been destroyed over the past two years of conflict. They are getting pressured also by the Arab leaders to come to the table. So I believe that this is the best hope for Israel to get its hostages back and also for the non-Hamas members, the citizens of Gaza to have a peace solution. But do you think that Hamas will actually agree to disarm? And if so, what then is the future of Gaza's government without Hamas? So it depends on how ultimately the negotiators and both of the Israelis and Hamas define disarmament. There's been some exit ramps for Hamas. The Israelis are willing to offer amnesty to Hamas members who lay down their arms and agree not to take up arms against the Israelis. For Hamas members who do not agree to that, they are going to give them, it's in the current draft agreement that they will give them the safe passage. I don't know exactly where that safe passage would be to, but presumably to Egypt. And then Hamas has indicated that at least has to have defensive weapons, that it is part of the broader security of Gaza and how they define what defensive weapons are is going to be key. I think ultimately the Israelis will make a nod to that if it's light weapons, assault rifles, something like that. But it's really at the end of the day, how do you define disarmament? Yeah, all right. Andrew Boyd, thank you so much for your insight. We appreciate your time today.

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