White House envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to travel to Doha on Tuesday evening in an effort to broker a new hostage-release and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, two U.S. officials said. Why it matters: The talks would be the first since President Trump took office and since the original agreement between Israel and Hamas that established a 42-day ceasefire in Gaza in exchange for the release of 33 hostages in its first phase,
Confirmation of the talks in the Qatari capital of Doha came as the Israel-Hamas ceasefire hangs in the balance. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt declined to provide details on the ...
The U.S. has a longstanding policy against negotiating directly with a Foreign Terrorist Organization, a designation given to Hamas by the U.S. government in 1997.
The pointed language from Trump came after the White House said Wednesday that U.S. officials ... Confirmation of the talks in the Qatari capital of Doha came as the Israel-Hamas ceasefire remains ...
WASHINGTON — White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said ... Confirmation of the talks in the Qatari capital of Doha come as the Israel-Hamas ceasefire remains in the balance.