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Adam Boehler said on CNN negotiating with Hamas over release of American hostages is necessary despite the group's antisemitic ideology.

Adam Boehler suggested Hamas was willing to lay down its arms in exchange for a truce, in comments that frustrated some Israeli officials already concerned by his direct talks with the group.

President Donald Trump's hostage envoy Adam Boehler's direct meetings with Palestinian militant group Hamas on the release of hostages in Gaza was a "one-off situation" and as of now "hasn't borne fruit,

The Trump administration’s secret talks with Hamas were a “one-off situation” that “hasn’t borne fruit,” US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said. Discussing the secret talks during his trip to Saudi Arabia,

Washington is turning its attention away from direct talks with Hamas, after those talks sparked concerns in Israel and produced little result.

Officials from Egypt and the U.S. are meeting this week for negotiations in an effort to reach a second stage of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.