US Special Envoy sets to hold talks with Hamas chief negotiator
The proposed meeting highlights Witkoff’s willingness to engage with Hamas despite criticism from both Israeli and American officials, who argue that such engagement could lend the group undeserved legitimacy, according to reports. Neither the White House nor Hamas has publicly commented on the planned meeting.
This would not be the first encounter between Witkoff and al-Hayya. The two previously met in October, ahead of the Gaza ceasefire, and reportedly bonded over a shared personal tragedy.
Witkoff lost his son Andrew to an opioid overdose in 2011, while Himam al-Hayya, the son of Khalil al-Hayya, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Doha, Qatar, in September.
“I told him that I had lost a son,” Witkoff recalled in a televised interview, “and that we were both members of a really bad club, parents who have buried children.”
The meeting is expected to center on maintaining and possibly strengthening the ceasefire arrangements in Gaza.
Legal Disclaimer:
MENAFN provides the
information “as is” without warranty of any kind. We do not accept
any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images,
videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information
contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright
issues related to this article, kindly contact the provider above.
Legal Disclaimer:
EIN Presswire provides this news content "as is" without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the author above.
