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Adam Boehler said on CNN negotiating with Hamas over release of American hostages is necessary despite the group's antisemitic ideology.

Adam Boehler suggested Hamas was willing to lay down its arms in exchange for a truce, in comments that frustrated some Israeli officials already concerned by his direct talks with the group.

President Donald Trump's hostage envoy Adam Boehler's direct meetings with Palestinian militant group Hamas on the release of hostages in Gaza was a "one-off situation" and as of now "hasn't borne fruit,

The White House doesn't want the Hamas talks — and Israel's anger over them — to block other paths to a Gaza deal.

The U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs said Sunday that he was "cautiously optimistic" after his meeting with Hamas that hostages still being held in Gaza would be released. Envoy Adam Boehler said discussions included the release of the last living American hostage,