The US being in direct contact with Hamas helps prevent misunderstandings in the negotiations between the two, KAN reported on Wednesday, citing Michael Mitchell, a regional spokesman for the US State Department, as saying in an interview with Qatari state-owned media Al Jazeera.
Mitchell added that the direct communication makes it easier to understand whether Hamas is serious about any issue during negotiations, and stressed that there is a strong possibility that the US will continue on this path to assist in releasing the remaining 58 hostages, which include the bodies of four Americans.