Israeli diplomatic officials have spoken with Trump administration officials about the direct talks conducted by Trump’s hostage envoy Adam Boehler with Hamas and reached “understandings,” Kan News reported on Monday morning.
According to the report, the US and Israel agreed that any talks between Boehler and the Hamas terror organization will be fully coordinated with Israel.
During Sunday’s Cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his staff discussed the issue, informing the ministers that “this issue has been resolved.”
Previous Israeli media reports had revealed that at least some of the talks conducted by Boehler with Hamas were not coordinated with Israel, infuriating Israel and leading to a tense conversation between Boehler and Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer
Boehler held interviews with several US and Israeli media outlets on Sunday, revealing that he met with Khalil al-Hayya, a senior member of the Hamas terrorist organization who was involved in planning the October 7 massacre, adding that he does not rule out further meetings with senior Hamas officials.
“I initiated the contact with senior Hamas officials. Our approach is that it is very difficult to understand the other side without sitting down with them,” Boehler said.
He responded to criticism regarding the contacts coming from Israeli sources. “I had a conversation with Minister Ron Dermer. I understand his frustration and concern about my contacts with Hamas people. I hope he understood that the reason I met with Hamas people is that there are people we and you love and care about every day.”
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)