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The United States begins direct negotiations with Hamas over the release of the remaining Israeli hostages.

2025 Gaza war ceasefire — The United States begins direct negotiations with Hamas over the release of the remaining Israeli hostages. President of the United States Donald Trump later threatens on Truth Soc

Published March 5, 2025· Updated October 28, 2026·1 min read

Context: 2025 Gaza war ceasefire.

The United States begins direct negotiations with Hamas over the release of the remaining Israeli hostages. President of the United States Donald Trump later threatens on Truth Social and X that the people of Gaza "are dead" unless they return the hostages "immediately". [https://news.sky.com/story/us-holds-talks-with-hamas-13322252 (Sky News)] [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/5/trump-threatens-palestinians-in-gaza-if-you-hold-captives-you-are-dead (Al Jazeera)] [https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/trump-administration-holding-talks-hamas-release-hostages-rcna194897 (NBC News)]

Event summary via Wikipedia Current Events (2025-03-05).