Hamas Trump Direct Negotiation Qatar Boeing Gift ‘90-day Ceasefire’
The Trump administration approached Hamas, which it designated as an armed group, through direct negotiations, releasing one American hostage and a ‘90-day Ceasefire’, excluding Prime Minister Netanyahu, and mediator Karar donated a Boeing 747 to the Trump administration.
On the 11th, US President Trump posted on the SNS Truth Social that an Israeli soldier with dual US citizenship detained by the Islamic group Hamas would “return to his family” regarding the situation in the Palestinian territory of Gaza.
Alexander, who is being released, is an Israeli soldier with dual US citizenship, and his parents, Alexander and his wife, were visiting Israel on the night of the 11th with Adam Boehler, President Trump’s special envoy for hostage response.
In a phone call with the New York Times, Boehler said, “Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s special envoy for the Middle East, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio played a key role in securing Alexander’s release.” The Times reported that “this year, the Trump administration broke with a longstanding U.S. policy of boycotting Hamas, which the U.S. designates as a terrorist group,” and that “Negotiator Boehler held direct talks with Hamas leaders in Doha, Qatar, in an attempt to secure Alexander’s release and the bodies of the four dead Americans. However, they were established in the face of opposition from Israel,” it said.
Yomiuri said, “Hamas previously said it was negotiating with the United States to release its troops as part of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the delivery of supplies to Gaza,” and “It is unusual for the United States to negotiate with Hamas, which has been designated as a terrorist organization, and it appears that President Trump conducted the negotiations ahead of his visit to Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern countries on the 13th to the 16th.”
A leading Arab newspaper, Ashar Kru Awsat, reported on the 10th that “the United States and Hamas are negotiating with Qatar and Egypt as mediators to release the 13 surviving hostages on the condition of a 90-day ceasefire.”
President Trump’s visit to the Middle East will continue from the 13th to the 16th to the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, following Saudi Arabia, and Stephen Witkoff, the U.S. special envoy for the Middle East, is scheduled to visit Israel on the 14th.
The New York Times reported that “Prime Minister Netanyahu Critics have called for an immediate deal to end the war with Hamas and free the remaining hostages, while Netanyahu has insisted that rescuing the prisoners is less important than “victory over our enemies,” and has declared that “victory first, hostage rescue second.”
The New York Times reported on the 11th that Qatar, the planned destination, had donated a Boeing 747 worth $400 million to President Trump, according to U.S. officials.
The New York Times reported on the 11th that “the Trump administration plans to receive a luxury Boeing 747-8 plane from the Qatari royal family and upgrade it to Air Force One, which would be one of the largest foreign gifts the U.S. government has received,” and that “the plane will be donated to Trump’s presidential library when he leaves office, two senior officials said, raising the possibility that Trump will use the plane after his term ends.”
ABC News reported on the morning of the 11th that “the plane gift will be announced in the coming days as President Trump embarks on his first overseas trip of his presidency to visit three Middle Eastern countries, including Qatar,” and that “the plan would satisfy the president’s desire for a new Air Force One, and it comes after repeated delays related to the government contract with Boeing for two new jets for that purpose.”
The New York Times reported that “the government’s agreement to accept the luxury aircraft and ultimately turn it over to Trump’s library is the clearest example yet of how Trump has further intertwined his personal and presidential businesses in his second term.” “During his first term, Trump faced criticism over the way his fortunes have collected money from the government, and in the past four months, there has been a spate of transactions surrounding cryptocurrency companies that have obliterated centuries-old presidential norms.”