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Wednesday, January 24, 2024
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Wednesday, January 24, 2024
US says envoy McGurk now in Qatar to continue talks on Israel-Hamas hostage deal
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
WASHINGTON — White House Middle East czar Brett McGurk is currently in Doha for meetings with Qatari leaders about another potential hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby says.
McGurk was in Cairo earlier this week for talks with Egyptian counterparts aimed at the same goal.
Kirby stresses that the discussions have been “serious and sober,” using a characterization that US officials have employed for weeks as a breakthrough has remained elusive.
