Sources in the leadership of Hamas confirmed the reports that recently in Doha there were direct negotiations with the representative of the US administration, he described them as preliminary, writes Khamasovsky Palestinian Information Center.
According to the representative of Hamas, negotiations with the special representative of the US President on Affairs President Adam Böler were held about two weeks ago, immediately after Donald Trump’s statement that Hamas had “made a gesture of goodwill”, freeing prisoners with US citizenship. He told the representative of Hamas to the Al-Arab al-Jadid television channel.
It is also reported that Hamas during negotiations with the representative of the United States again proposed a “comprehensive deal” that would end with the termination of the war. At the same time, as Pizza writes, it was emphasized that the hostages whose liberation require the United States are military personnel captured at military facilities, and not by civilians – there are “from 4 to 6”.
A message about direct negotiations between the United States and Hamas was published by the American publication Axios. The author of the publication Barack Ravid wrote that the topic of negotiations is the liberation of American hostages held in the Gaza sector, and on the possibility of a broader agreement to stop fire. The publication emphasized that the United States never previously conducted direct negotiations with Hamas. According to Axios, negotiations with representatives of Hamas in Doha in recent weeks are conducted by the special representative of the US President for hostages Adam Böhler.
Consul General of Israel in New York, Ophir Akunis, in an interview with Fox Business television channel, commented on a message about the US secret negotiations with Hamas. “If hostages are released as a result of these negotiations, we will be happy to return them,” Akunis said.
The White House confirmed that he was conducting direct negotiations with Hamas on the liberation of American hostages. Negotiations are conducted by a special messenger of the USA for hostages Adam Böhler. “As for negotiations, a special messenger for hostages that leads them has the relevant powers,” Karoline Livitt spokesman told reporters to reporters. She emphasized that the issue was agreed with Israel.
The office of Prime Minister Beniamin Netanyahu also confirmed that Jerusalem was aware of the actions of the United States.