Reference News, August 3 report. According to European News Agency, August 2. U.S. President Trump's special envoy for Middle East affairs, Steven Witkoff, said on August 2 during a meeting with the families of Israeli personnel held hostage by Hamas that negotiations with Hamas have stalled, and the White House is currently considering adopting an "all or nothing" extreme strategy to try to rescue them.
"We are now changing direction: all or nothing," Witkoff said during the meeting.
However, Witkoff did not completely close the door to negotiations, but he pointed out that the current priority is to try to alleviate the humanitarian crisis caused by Israel's military operations in Gaza.
The report states that according to meeting notes reported by Israeli media, in response to accusations from UN agencies and international humanitarian organizations, the special envoy of Trump said, "People are currently in a difficult situation, with shortages of supplies, but there is no famine," and accused Hamas of spreading false information.
The report points out that Hamas has refused to continue dialogue with Israel unless Israel completely lifts the blockade on humanitarian aid entering Gaza.
Witkoff arrived in the region on August 1, with a schedule including a visit to Gaza to personally assess the situation. (Translation/ Han Chao)
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