US holds direct talks with Hamas to ‘help Israel,’ Trump says after contacts said to be leaked by Israel

US holds direct talks with Hamas to ‘help Israel,’ Trump says after contacts said to be leaked by Israel

Members of the Al-Qassam Brigades hand over of Israeli hostages to the Red Cross, as part of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, February 22, 2025. (Photo: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

U.S. President Donald Trump defended his administration’s first-ever direct and secret talks with representatives of the Hamas terrorist organization after reports leaked from Israel claimed that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had not been informed in advance.

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