Multiple sources reported Sunday that Trump envoy Jared Kushner, former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, and Board of Peace chief Nikolay Mladenov met a Hamas delegation in Cairo. A source familiar with the details told i24NEWS the meeting aimed to translate the terror group's roadmap commitments into concrete, verifiable steps — including full disarmament, transfer of governance to the NCAG committee, and deployment of an international stabilization force. The source said 'Hamas must relinquish its ruling authority and all weapons.' Prime Minister Netanyahu has stated the IDF will not withdraw until Hamas is genuinely disarmed.
Multiple sources confirmed Sunday that Trump envoy Jared Kushner, former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, and Board of Peace director Nikolay Mladenov met with a Hamas delegation in Cairo, led by political bureau chairman Khalil al-Hayya and including senior figures Khaled Meshaal, Zaher Jabarin, and Basem Naim.
A source familiar with the details told i24NEWS that the meeting was aimed at translating Hamas's commitments under the Gaza demilitarization roadmap into "concrete and verifiable steps." According to the source, these include preserving the ceasefire, transferring all governing authority to the NCAG (National Committee for the Administration of Gaza), ensuring Hamas has no role in Gaza's future governance, beginning a comprehensive process of disarmament and decommissioning of military infrastructure, enabling the deployment of the International Stabilization Force, carrying out corresponding Israeli withdrawals, and accelerating humanitarian aid and reconstruction. The source added that "there is no room for ambiguity" and that "Gaza must never again serve as a source of terrorism against Israel."
Earlier Sunday, Barak Ravid (N12) reported, citing a source, that the discussion focused on translating commitments into actions, with Kushner stressing that further Israeli withdrawals would be linked to Hamas disarmament — a position echoed by Prime Minister Netanyahu, who declared the IDF would not withdraw until Hamas is "genuinely disarmed."
The meeting follows weeks of diplomatic activity around the Board of Peace framework. As The Zioneer reported, Hamas had previously agreed to a detailed roadmap for subsequent ceasefire phases, including a transition to NCAG administration and phased IDF withdrawal. Today's direct US-Hamas engagement marks a significant step in implementing that framework, though Netanyahu's public insistence on full disarmament before any withdrawal underscores the enduring gaps.
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