Trump's envoys meet with Egyptian, Qatari and Turkish mediators in Cairo as Israel strikes Gaza

US President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy, Jared Kushner, has held talks with Hamas leaders in Cairo. According to the BBC, Kushner met a delegation led by Hamas's new leader, Khalil al-Hayya, in Egypt on Sunday. The talks reportedly focused on concrete actions to decommission Hamas's weapons, as well as the withdrawal of Israeli troops and humanitarian efforts.

The meetings were also attended by representatives of Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey, which have mediated in the peace efforts. According to Haaretz, officials from these countries attended Kushner's meetings with senior Hamas officials. The BBC reports that Board of Peace envoys Nickolay Mladenov and UK ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair were also part of the meeting.

Eight Muslim countries, including Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and Pakistan, issued a joint statement condemning Israel's rejection of Trump's 15-point plan for postwar Gaza. The plan calls for the complete disarmament of Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza, Israeli troops to withdraw, and Gaza to be rebuilt under a new civilian Palestinian administration. Israel struck Gaza, amid tensions between Jerusalem and Washington over the rejection.

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