< IMG Title = "For the first time in almost 30 years: the United States has secret negotiations with Hamas" Width = "632" Height = "356" SRC = "https://cdn.fakty.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/13/2-632x356.jpg" Class = "Main-Image-thumbnail WP-POST-IMAGE" ALT = "US with the militants of Hamas — Axios "srcset =" https://cdn.fakty.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/13/2-632x356.jpg 632W https://cdn.fakty.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/13/2-300x169.jpg 300W, https://cdn.fakty.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/13/2-768x432.jpg 768W, https://cdn.fakty.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/13/2-200x113.jpg 200w, https://cdn.fakty.com.ua/wp-cloads/2023/10/13/2.jpg 1280W "SIZES =" (MAX-Width: 632PX) 100VW, 632PX "Decoding =" Async "/> 62 > < p > US presidential administration Donald Trump is conducting direct negotiations with Hamas on the release of American hostages held in gas and on the possibility of concluding a broader transaction to terminate the war. < p > < p > this writes anxios with reference to two sources directly familiar with the course of discussions.
< h2 > representative of Trump conducts secret negotiations with hamas
< p >Negotiations conducted by Adam with a stroke, representative of the US President in the cases of retained persons are unprecedented, the newspaper writes. According to Axios, the United States did not enter into direct negotiations with the Hamas group, which they declared a terrorist organization in 1997. it is noted that the meetings between the wood and representatives of Hamas took place in Doha in recent weeks. while the Trump administration consulted with Israel about the possibility of interaction with Hamas, Israel learned about some aspects of negotiations on other channels, said one of the sources. < p > < p > negotiations were devoted, in particular, to the liberation of American hostages, which is included in the competence of the pain as a messenger for hostages. But they also included a discussion of a wider transaction on the release of all the remaining hostages and to achieve a long -term truce, sources say. However, no agreement has yet been reached.
< P > White House Messenger Steve Witkoff also planned to go to Doha this week to meet with Prime Minister of Qatar about the ceasefire negotiations, but canceled the trip on Tuesday evening, seeing that there was no progress from the Hamas, the US official said
62 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 ~ < p > in parallel with this it becomes clear that Trump’s approach to the conflict in the Middle East is sharply different from the approach of the 46th US President Joe Bayden, who has repeatedly threatened Hamas “ hellish reckoning ” and offered “ establish control ” over gas united states.
< p > direct negotiations with hamas — Especially without the support of Israel — This is another step that previous administrations did not go to.
< p > at the moment, still 59 hostages are held by hamas in gas. The Israeli defense army confirmed that 35 of them were dead. Israeli intelligence believes that 22 hostages are still alive, and the status of two more is unknown.
< p > among the remaining hostages — Five Americans, including 21-year-old Edan Alexander, who is believed to be alive.
< p > 42-day ceasefire, which was part of the first stage of the gas agreement, it expired on Saturday after the parties could not reach its extension. combat operations were not resumed, but Israel stopped delivering humanitarian aid to gas, where, according to estimates, 1.9 million Palestinians — 90% of the population — They were forced to leave their homes because of the war, and hunger was approaching.
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