Mandatory east
US government has direct discussions with Hamas
The spokeswoman for the White House confirms the contact. According to Hamas, it is about American hostages and a possible agreement to terminate the Gaza War.
The US government has made it clear that it has direct conversations with the Islamist Hamas. The spokeswoman to speak to everyone is authorized, spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt in Washington explained when asked why, contrary to its long -term line, the USA negotiated directly with the group. According to US media reports, the special representative is Adam Boehler.
Israel was consulted on this matter, said Leavitt. She did not want to comment on the content of the talks. US President Donald Trump basically believes in dialogue “with people around the world” in the interest of the Americans, she emphasized.
“Israel has informed the United States with regard to direct discussions with Hamas,” said the office of the Israeli head of government Benjamin Netanyahu. More details were initially not given.
Previously, circles of the Hamas had confirmed to the German press agency that direct discussions with the US government on American hostages and a possible comprehensive agreement to terminate the Gaza War. No agreement had been reached yet, it said. The US government previously did not officially maintain any direct contacts to Hamas, which is classified by the United States as a terrorist organization.
The US news portal “Axios” first reported. Accordingly, the US specialist for hostage issues, Adam Boehler, spoke to Hamas in the past few weeks in Katar’s capital Doha.
dpa
Source: Stern
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