US confirms direct talks with Hamas over Gaza hostages

Trump should talk to anyone, anywhere, if it can save our hostages

(JTA) — If I found myself sitting across the table from one of the top leaders of Hamas, I don’t know if I would have been able to control my emotions and not try to kill him. On Oct. 7, when I drove from Tel Aviv to the Gaza border area in order to save my family and their neighbors, I saw with my own eyes the cruelty, sadism and hatred of this evil terror organization. But if someone had told me that by sitting across the table from these mons…

The relationship between Donald Trump’s America and Benjamin Netanyahu’s Israel is beginning to show its first cracks. Israel is anything but happy that the United States has started direct talks with Hamas and leaked that to the media this week in an attempt to torpedo them.

‘Difficult’ call took place between envoys of Trump and Netanyahu following US-Hamas talks: Report

The talks between the US and Hamas were first reported by Axios on Wednesday, which were later confirmed by the US itself. In a statement, the White House said Adam Boehler, USA’s hostage envoy, held talks with senior Hamas official regarding release of an American hostage

US in unprecedented direct talks with Hamas over phase two of ceasefire deal - The Jewish Chronicle

An estimated 24 living hostages still remain in captivity in Gaza

U.S. Holds First-Ever Direct Talks with Hamas as Trump Issues “Last Warning” Against Group

The White House has confirmed reports that it’s engaging in direct negotiations with Hamas for the first time, aimed at securing the release of 21-year-old Israeli hostage Edan Alexander and the bodies of four others. A proposal approved by Trump’s Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff calls on Hamas to release half its remaining hostages in exchange for a ceasefire extension and a promise to negotiate a more lasting truce. The proposal makes no mention o…

Trump confirms US 'having discussions with Hamas'

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump confirmed Thursday (March 6) that the United States (US) is holding talks with the Palestinian group Hamas about the hostages in Gaza, Anadolu Ajansi (AA) reports.  "We are having discussions with Hamas. We are helping Israel in those discussions, because we're talking about Israeli hostages," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. Read full story