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Trump's Envoys in Middle East to Push for Gaza Peace Plan
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Published Sunday, 16 August 2026 10:14 AM EDT
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Trump's envoys Kushner and Mladenov met Egyptian, Qatari, and Turkish mediators in Cairo, with Hamas officials present, and were due to meet Netanyahu on Aug. 17 — days after Netanyahu called Trump's latest roadmap ‘unacceptable.’ Trump's July ‘breakthrough’ claim covered agreement to a framework only: Hamas says implementation depends on Israel withdrawing forces, while Israel is resisting a U.S. demand to stop targeting Hamas commanders. Strikes have resumed in the meantime, and Gaza's death toll has passed 1,250 since October.
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