Published On: Thu, Mar 6th, 2025

Trump administration has been talking with Hamas, marking U-turn from prior U.S. policy

A military vehicle driving in the Gaza Strip.

The United States broke a longstanding diplomatic taboo by holding secret talks with the militant Palestinian group Hamas on securing the release of U.S. hostages held in Gaza, sources told Reuters on Wednesday, while U.S. President Donald Trump warned of “hell to pay” should the Palestinian militant group not comply.

CBC | World News

About the Author

Leave a comment

XHTML: You can use these html tags: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <s> <strike> <strong>

Trump administration has been talking with Hamas, marking U-turn from prior U.S. policy