US-Hamas talks complicate Gaza truce efforts: analysts

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The decision to meet Hamas "clearly shows that the US have very little confidence in Israel and Israeli negotiators... to do what is necessary to get the hostages back," said Andreas Krieg, a Middle East security specialist.

The King's College London academic said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had "for the last 12, 13 months if not longer... tried to undermine mediation processes to get the hostages back".

"And I think the US has now understood that," he added.

Period	7 Mar 2025
Held at	Agence France Presse