Brett McGurk
The Islamist group “consistently held back on a commitment to release hostages and aimed to ensure it remained in power after the war ends.”
U.S. Special Coordinator for the Middle East Brett McGurk was heading to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to discuss using an Israel-Hezbollah truce as a “catalyst” to end hostilities with Hamas.
Brett McGurk and Amos Hochstein are expected to present a ceasefire proposal to end the fighting with Hezbollah and return displaced residents to the north.
The prime minister discussed “regional issues” with U.S. envoy Brett McGurk during a meeting in Jerusalem.
Indirect talks marked the first interaction between Tehran and Washington in 10 months.
Brett McGurk also met with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, who said that Jerusalem would “expand the authority given to our hostage negotiators.”
The trip comes after Netanyahu rejected Hamas’s demands as “surrender.”
Brett McGurk and Barbara Leaf’s itinerary includes Belgium, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Jordan and Israel.
US energy envoy Amos Hochstein is headed to Lebanon to try to de-escalate tensions at the Israeli border.
An Endowment for Middle East Truth (EMET) webinar with Behnam Ben Taleblu
The prime minister briefed Brett McGurk and Amos Hochstein a day before “Operation Shield and Arrow.”