US EditionUS Officials Join Direct Talks with Hamas in Cairo, per 'CNN'
The talks focused on ending airstrikes, expanding aid and advancing the next phase of the U.S.-brokered truce, officials said.
- On Tuesday, senior Trump administration official Aryeh Lightstone and Board of Peace representative Nickolay Mladenov met with Hamas negotiator Khalil al-Hayya in Cairo, marking the first direct U.S.-Hamas talks since the October 10, 2025, ceasefire.
- Al-Hayya pressed Lightstone to fulfill first-phase truce commitments, specifically ending airstrikes and increasing aid into the Gaza Strip, before advancing to the deal's next phase.
- Mladenov reportedly conveyed threats to "accept the paper or face a return to war," warning that the Israel Defense Forces would resume combat if the group refuses to disarm.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to implement requirements if Hamas commits to disarmament, though top leaders including Khaled Mashaal and Musa Abu Marzouk have rejected these terms in recent months.
- Under the second phase of President Donald Trump's peace plan, the Gaza Strip is to be de-radicalized and demilitarized, with an International Stabilization Force deployed to areas currently held by Israeli forces.
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A cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas is weakened, and to avoid an irreversible setback, the US and the armed group have come together to resolve the issue that is at an impasse.
The terrorist organization Hamas has had direct talks with a US representative for the first time since the beginning of the Gaza ceasefire half a year ago.
US officials join direct talks with Hamas in Cairo—'CNN’
Top Hamas leaders, including Khaled Mashaal and Musa Abu Marzouk, have rejected key parts of Trump’s plan in recent months, including disarmament, despite having agreed to the proposal in October. By JNS Senior U.S. officials joined direct talks with Hamas in Cairo this week for the first time since the Oct. 10, 2025, ceasefire deal with the Palestinian terrorist organization, CNN reported on Wednesday. A delegation led by senior Trump administr…
US officials join direct talks with Hamas in Cairo, per 'CNN'
US officials join direct talks with Hamas in Cairo—’CNN.’ The reported talks marked the first direct U.S. engagement with Hamas since the Oct. 10, 2025, ceasefire. The post US officials join direct talks with Hamas in CairoCNN appeared first on Jerusalem World News.
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