Trump Envoy Meets Hamas Leaders Over Gaza Plan, Will See Netanyahu Next

The talks aim to salvage the new 15-point, US-backed road map for Hamas to disarm in Gaza and Israel to withdraw from the Palestinian territory shattered by war.

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 e

US President Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan has been rejected by Israel.

The rare meeting comes a week after Israel rejected Donald Trump's peace plan for Gaza.

U.S. negotiator Jared Kushner has held a rare meeting with the Hamas chief in Egypt in an attempt to make progress on the stalled Gaza ceasefire

Trump's envoys meet mediators, Israel strikes Gaza  Reuters

Hamas leader meets Egyptian intelligence chief A Hamas delegation has met Egypt's intelligence chief, Hassan Rashad, in the Egyptian city of El-Alamein to discuss the implementation of the US-backed post-war plan for Gaza. The delegation, led by Hamas chief Khalil al-Hayya, expressed a commitment to the US-backed

By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Donald Trump's envoys met with Egyptian, Qatari and Turkish mediators in Cairo on Sunday, a diplomatic source said, in a bid to advance the U.S. president's Gaza peace plan, even as Israel pressed on with airstrikes in the enclave. Hamas officials were present at some of t

Hamas will hold internal elections in Gaza next week, with Ali al-Amoudi emerging as the frontrunner to succeed Khalil al-Hayya.

Trump's envoy Jared Kushner to visit Israel to bridge gaps on Gaza plan  Dawn