Hamas leader says terror group prepared for dialogue with US, credits Trump with ‘ending’ Gaza war

A senior Hamas leader says that the terror group is ready for dialogue with the US and credits US President Donald Trump with “ending” the war in Gaza.

“We’re prepared for a dialogue with America and achieving understandings on everything,” Qatar-based Mousa Abu Marzouk tells The New York Times.

His comments came on Sunday after the release of three Israeli hostages in the first stage of a hostage-ceasefire deal.

The report notes that it is not clear if Abu Marzouk speaks on behalf of all Hamas leadership, including the hardline terror leaders in Gaza.

Abu Marzouk calls Trump a “serious president.”

“If not for President Trump, his insistence on ending the war, and his dispatching of a decisive representative, the deal wouldn’t have happened,” says Abu Marzouk, referring to new Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff.

“Truthfully, Trump gets the credit for ending the war,” he says.

Abu Marzouk says Witkoff is welcome to visit Gaza.

“He can come and see the people and try to understand their feelings and wishes so that the American position can be based on the interests of all the parties, and not only one party,” he says.

Source » timesofisrael.com