The negotiations focused on freeing Edan Alexander, the only American Israeli hostage still believed to be alive, and the ...
The United States broke a longstanding diplomatic taboo by holding secret talks with Hamas on securing the release of U.S.
The talks marked a significant departure for the United States, which has generally refused to talk directly with groups ...
US President Donald Trump issued what he said was a “last warning” to Hamas to release all of the hostages in Gaza ...
Previously, the United States has negotiated only through intermediaries with Hamas, which it considers a terrorist group.
Trump’s government is breaking with its longstanding policy of not talking with groups it deems to be terrorist organizations ...
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt justified the United States' negotiations with Hamas aimed at securing the release of American hostages during a Wednesday briefing.