Brit Hume Predicts Renewed Saudi-Israeli Talks As Hamas Loses Grip On Region

Fox News chief political analyst Brit Hume said Monday that renewed normalization talks between Saudi Arabia and Israel could soon resume as Hamas loses its standing in the region.

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a U.S.-brokered peace deal involving an Israeli troop pullback and the full release of hostages. Appearing on “Special Report,” Brit Hume said Hamas launched the Oct. 7 assault to derail the normalization talks that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had described just two weeks earlier as getting “closer every day” to an agreement with Israel.

“I think that that dynamic you spoke of that was interrupted by the vicious attack, that hideous atrocities committed on October 7, two years ago, that was a response, I think, to the fact that it looked like the Saudis and Israel might be coming to some kind of an agreement,” Hume told host Bret Baier. “Recognition. And I think that the terrorists were desperate to head that off.”

Hume said Hamas’ attempt to derail Saudi-Israel peace efforts backfired, leading to a devastating two-year war that ultimately weakened the terror group and revived the possibility of renewed regional diplomacy.

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“Well, they tried. The result was a bloody two-year war with terrible destruction, but it was the end of it really, was the end of Hamas as an important force in the region. And I think that opens the way for that momentum of which those two leaders spoke in that remarkable interview — remarkable interviews — you did to move forward,” Hume said.

Hamas agreed to release the remaining 48 hostages and relinquish power under Trump’s proposed ceasefire, contingent on unified Palestinian backing and broader Arab and Islamic support. While the move signals a potential breakthrough after years of stalled negotiations, key terms still require further discussion. (RELATED: Videos Show Freed Hostages Reunite With Loved Ones Amid Trump Peace Deal)

Hamas launched a massive surprise attack on Israel in October 2023, firing 5,000 rockets from Gaza before gunmen reportedly crossed the border, killing at least 200 people. In response, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared a state of war alert and convened an emergency meeting with top security officials.

Hamas militants shot civilians, disfigured their remains, and set them ablaze, with one video capturing a fighter using a garden tool to decapitate a man who was still conscious. After two years of conflict, casualties rose to more than 60,000 Palestinians and 1,983 Israelis, according to figures from Gaza’s Health Ministry and Israel’s Foreign Ministry.

Hamas freed the final 20 living Israeli hostages Monday under the peace agreement that Trump brokered to end the Israel-Hamas war. Freed hostages ran into the arms of their loved ones as emotional reunion videos swept across social media.

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