Hamas Expects Meeting with Kushner as US Pushes Gaza Plan
The talks seek to salvage a U.S.-backed Gaza roadmap that calls for Hamas disarmament and an Israeli withdrawal, officials said.
- Hamas political chief Khalil al-Hayya traveled to Cairo on Saturday evening for talks with Egyptian General Intelligence Service Chief Hassan Rashad on Sunday morning, marking his first visit to Egypt since assuming leadership in late July.
- US President Donald Trump's envoy Jared Kushner plans to visit the region next week to bridge gaps on a Gaza plan rejected by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, seeking to advance Trump's broader peace initiative.
- Nickolay Mladenov, High Representative for Gaza of the Board of Peace, announced a 15-point plan requiring Hamas to hand over weapons to a new Palestinian governing committee, though Netanyahu has publicly dismissed the proposal.
- On Friday, Hamas political bureau member Bassem Naim told AFP the group awaits pressure from mediators and the US side to "compel him to abide by the roadmap," signaling Hamas's conditional engagement with the process.
- The Board of Peace seeks phased Israeli withdrawal paired with Hamas disarmament, yet the Israel Defense Forces vows no pullout until the group is "genuinely disarmed," creating a fundamental implementation deadlock.
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U.S. negotiator Kushner is continuing to discuss the future of the Gaza Strip in Egypt.
US Envoy Kushner Meets Hamas Leader Khalil Al-Hayya in Egypt as Efforts to Revive Gaza Peace Plan Intensify
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. The talks also involved Board of Peace Director Nickolay Mladenov. No immediate details on the outcome of the meeting were released, as per CNN. World News | US Envoy Kushner Meets Hamas Leader Khalil Al-Hayya in Egypt as Efforts to Revive Gaza Peace Plan Intensify.
The son-in-law and adviser to the U.S. president held an hour-long meeting with leaders of the Palestinian group; in an attempt to move towards the second phase of the ceasefire, which faces a stalemate
At the meeting in Egypt, U.S. envoy Jared Kushner once again called on Hamas to re-examine its disarmament. A Hamas representative confirmed that the group was on the 15-point road map for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, but he also called for it.
Jared Kushner met with leaders of the Palestinian Hamas movement in Egypt, prior to the visit of the American emissary to Israel.
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