{"id":223840,"date":"2025-03-06T00:04:42","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T00:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/us-confirms-direct-talks-with-hamas-over-hostages-in-gaza-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-03-06T00:04:42","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T00:04:42","slug":"us-confirms-direct-talks-with-hamas-over-hostages-in-gaza-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/us-confirms-direct-talks-with-hamas-over-hostages-in-gaza-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"US confirms direct talks with Hamas over hostages in Gaza | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/iirUSBuKRpo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"US confirms direct talks with Hamas over hostages in Gaza | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iirUSBuKRpo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The US is holding talks with Hamas over the hostages held in Gaza, the White House has confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>Washington has until now avoided direct engagement with Hamas, as there is longstanding US policy against having direct contact with groups it lists as terrorist organisations.<\/p>\n<p>The White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Israel had been consulted prior to the talks.<\/p>\n<p>News of the talks were first reported by Axios, which said the two sides were discussing the release of US hostages as well as a wider deal to end the war.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#Israel #Gaza #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US is holding talks with Hamas over the hostages held in Gaza, the White House has confirmed. 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