Posted on 03/13/25
| News Source: JPost
Reports on Thursday alleged that Adam Boehler, Trump's envoy for American hostages and missing persons, has been removed from involvement in the negotiations for the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.
But the question is: Was he even involved in them to begin with?
Let's start with the negotiations for the hostages' release that are taking place in Cairo, Egypt. These talks are led by one person alone: Steve Witkoff, Trump's envoy to the Middle East.
Witkoff, in turn, communicates with Israeli Minister Ron Dermer, who is in charge of the negotiations on the Israeli side, as well as with senior Qatari and Egyptian officials. In fact, apart from Witkoff, no other senior figure is involved in the negotiations for the release of the hostages.
In recent weeks, a proposal was put forward by Adam Boehler, Trump's special envoy for US hostages and missing persons, to hold direct negotiations with Hamas to secure the release of American hostages, including soldier Edan Alexander.