Overview
- On Sunday, August 16, 2026, a Hamas delegation led by Jalil al Haya met Egypt's intelligence chief and publicly reaffirmed commitment to President Trump’s 15-point roadmap for Gaza.
- Jared Kushner met President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Egyptian intelligence officials in Al Alamein and is scheduled to meet Hamas leaders, mediators and then Israeli officials to press implementation.
- The plan calls for Israeli withdrawal, disarmament of Hamas and transfer of civilian control to a national committee, but Israel has formally rejected the plan and insists its forces stay until disarmament is complete.
- U.S. envoys told Hamas they expect Israeli pullbacks to occur in parallel with verified disarmament, a concession that Lebanon sources say Netanyahu has resisted and that remains the central sequencing dispute.
- Regional mediators including Egypt and Qatar are pushing for international pressure to enforce the Sharm el-Sheikh ceasefire terms because delays risk prolonging fighting and slow urgently needed reconstruction after more than 1,200 reported deaths since October 2025.