True to its line not to speak to movements placed by the United States on the list of terrorist organizations, never Washington, like other Western countries, had dialogued directly with Hamas. Online American media Axios As well as the Reuters news agency revealed, on Wednesday, March 5, that secret negotiations took place in Doha, Qatar, in recent weeks, between the American special envoy for the hostages, Adam Boehler, and the Palestinian Islamist movement.
The two parties notably discussed the release of the five captives with American nationality out of the 59 still detained in Gaza, 35 of whom were declared dead by the Israeli army. Among these Americans, only one is considered alive: Edan Alexander, 21. He appeared in a propaganda video, broadcast in November 2024 by the Islamist movement. Negotiations would also have focused on other hostages, as well as the possibility of establishing a long -term truce.
Hamas officials, under the guise of anonymity, confirmed direct contact with the Washington emissary for the release of American hostages on Wednesday. The office of the Israeli Prime Minister issued a lapidary statement on Wednesday evening, leaving his disapproval: “Israel has expressed the United States of its position concerning direct talks with Hamas. »»
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