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Hamas says it asked Board of Peace to 'compel' Israel to accept Gaza plan

Hamas says it asked Board of Peace to 'compel' Israel to accept Gaza plan Hamas said on Sunday that it had asked the US-backed Board of Peace to "compel" Israel to accept a peace plan for Gaza after its leader met with US President Donald Trump's envoy Jared Kushner in Egypt. In a statement, the group said it had called on the Board and mediating countries to "compel the occupation to implement…

Hamas has asked the US-backed Board of Peace to compel Israel to accept a peace plan for Gaza. According to Middle East Eye, Hamas made this request after its leader met with US President Donald Trump's envoy Jared Kushner in Egypt. The group called on the Board and mediating countries to compel Israel to implement its obligations under the first phase of the plan, end all violations, and halt killings and incursions.

The plan, which was endorsed by UN Security Council Resolution 2803, has been accepted by Palestinian factions, but rejected by Israel, reports Dawn. Eight Muslim countries, including Pakistan, Egypt, Turkey, Indonesia, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, have condemned Israel's rejection of the plan, saying it jeopardizes efforts to achieve a just and lasting peace.

Hamas officials met with Jared Kushner in Alamein, Egypt, to discuss Gaza disarmament and governance, with Egyptian, Qatari, and Turkish mediators present, reports Ajel English. Kushner pressed for verifiable disarmament, a key demand of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and relayed a message that "Gaza can never again be a source of terror for Israel", according to RTE News.

Brief written by urgent.news from Middle East Eye, Dawn, Ajel English, ABC News AU, RTE News — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.

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