The following is the transcript of an interview with Brett McGurk, the White House National Security Council coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa, on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan ...

Brett McGurk: Well, first of all, I mean, I think there has been hell to pay. And looking back now 18 months, I think those who decided that was an opportune moment to launch a war against Israel ...

Gen. Herzi Halevi left his house to go to IDF military headquarters, it was not a foregone conclusion that his destination ...

The negotiations that led to the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement took months and months. At the center of the talks representing the United States was Brett McGurk, the White House coordinator ...

The first three Israeli hostages were released after the ceasefire officially began. Hours later, Israel released 90 ...

Both the Trump and Biden administrations have publicly claimed credit for pushing the agreement over the line.

Lead U.S. Negotiator on the Israel-Hamas Hostage Deal Brett McGurk tells CNN’s Wolf Blitzer he formed a “very close partnership, even friendship” with President-elect Donald Trump’s Middle ...