Donald Trump He does not know of precedents or, at least, he is not guided by them. This Wednesday the White House has confirmed that its administration has started direct negotiations with Hamasa non -existent dialogue since in 1997 It was included in the List of terrorist organizations.
It has been the ‘axios’ portal that first reported those contacts, which have occurred and Doha (Qatar) And that is leading Adam Boehler, nominated by Trump to be sent special presidential for hostage issues. According to that information address Not only the question of the liberation of those who continue as hostages of Hamas from the attacks of October 7, but also the possibility of a broader agreement to end the war With Israel.
Hours after the publication of that exclusive Press Secretary of Trump, Karoline Leavitt has confirmed at a press conference there is “conversations and discussions ongoing ”, Although he has refused to detail their content and has sent the State Department for more information, highlighting that “there are American lives at play.”
Israel estimates that Hamas keeps in the strip a 24 hostages aliveincluding the citizen American Edan Alexanderas well as the corpses at least 35 personas more, among which there are four Americans.
“The president believes that dialogue and talking with people around the world In the best interest of the Americanit is a good faith for do what is appropriate For Americans, ”said the spokeswoman, who has affirmed that Boehler has “authority to talk to anyone.”
Israel consultations
Leavitt has assured that “Israel has been consulted On this subject ”, although according to the information of ‘Axios’ Washington consulted the government of Binyamín Netanyahu about the possibility of establishing the contact but Israel would have known other aspects of the conversations“ through other channels ”.
Once the official announcement has arrived from the White House, the Netanyahu office has issued a brief statement where it has been said that “during conversations with the US Israel expressed his opinion on the issue of direct conversations with Hamas ”, without clarifying what opinion.
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