Trump's envoys meet mediators, Israel strikes Gaza

Palestinians remove iron from the rubble of buildings destroyed by Israeli airstrikes during the war with Hamas, repair and recycle it for construction, building tents or selling it, in Gaza City, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi) 17 Aug 2026 05:09AM (Updated: 17 Aug 2026 05:12AM) CAIRO: Donald Trump's envoys met with Egyptian, Qatari and Turkish mediators in Cairo on Sunday (Aug 16), a diplomatic source said, aiming to advance the US president's Gaza peace plan, even as Israel pressed on with airstrikes in the enclave.Hamas officials were present at some of the meetings that mediators held with Trump's envoy and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and Trump's Board of Peace envoy for Gaza, Nickolay Mladenov, the diplomat said.A senior Israeli official said Kushner and Mladenov were