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Kushner: US will back Israeli resumption of war if Hamas fails to honor disarmament commitments

Kushner said Hamas could surrender weapons and tunnels within 60 to 90 days, calling demilitarization a potential major security gain for Israel.

Jared Kushner speaks at the Board of Peace meeting during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 22, 2026; illustrative.
Palestinian Hamas terrorists stand guard at a site as Hamas says it continues to search for the bodies of deceased hostages, in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip December 3, 2025.

Kushner, Blair, BoP head Mladenov meet Hamas delegation in Cairo over Gaza roadmap, sources say

Palestinian Hamas terrorists seen in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, February 22, 2025

Hamas delegation heads to Egypt for negotiations on second phase of ceasefire - report

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Gaza Board of Peace Director Nickolay Mladenov, May 13, 2026.

Cabinet approves ISF to enter Gaza, Board of Peace to begin reconstruction work


Mossad: Hamas rejected hostage deal outline, Sinwar uninterested in deal

Hamas "continues to exploit tensions with Iran and seeks... escalation in the region," the PMO stated.

 Yahya Sinwar

Progress in Gaza truce talks in Cairo between all parties - Egyptian media

Hamas reiterated their demands including a permanent ceasefire, the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, a return of the displaced, and a prisoner-hostage exchange.

 Demonstrators protest calling for the release of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip outside Hakirya Base in Tel Aviv, April 1, 2024.

Egypt arrests 10 pro-Palestinian protesters on terror charges - report

The protesters were charged with spreading false information and joining a terror group.

A person steps on a placard depicting an Israeli flag as demonstrators protest against Israel and in support of Palestinians, during a demonstration to mark 100 days since the start of the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in front of the Egypt Journalists Syn

Biden urges Egypt, Qatar to press Hamas on hostage deal ahead of weekend talks

Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday during which they discussed ongoing hostage negotiations and the round of talks in Cairo.

Began and ended his speech on nation, elections, and democracy. Joe Biden

Israel and Egypt provide Hamas with updated Gaza ceasefire proposal

"Israel expects the mediators to work harder with Hamas to promote negotiations in favor of a deal," Netanyahu's office said in a statement.

 Demonstration demanding immediate release of hostages kidnapped in the October 7 attack by Hamas

Egypt hosts Blinken and key Arab foreign ministers

Egypt has played a key role in the aftermath of the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7.

 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken steps out of a car as he departs Jeddah for Cairo, Egypt, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia March 21, 2024.

Mossad: Hamas wants to ignite region on Ramadan more than it wants a hostage deal

The Mossad charged that Hamas is seeking to escalate tensions ahead of Ramadan at the expense of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

 YAHYA SINWAR, leader of Hamas in Gaza, attends a rally in Gaza City marking the terror organization's 35th anniversary last December. Sinwar has once again aimed the arrow at Israel's Achilles' heel, argues the writer.

US must pressure Israel into accepting Gaza ceasefire deal, Hamas says

Hamas senior official: It is now in the hands of the Americans if they are serious about achieving a ceasefire before Ramadan.

 Posters of kidnapped Israelis is seen in photographs taken March 5, 2024

Hamas neglects human lives amid ceasefire, hostage negotiations - editorial

The unfolding tragedy in Gaza, exacerbated by the stalemate in ceasefire talks, necessitates an urgent reevaluation of Hamas’s negotiation strategies.

 Israelis gather in Tel Aviv for the release of Gaza hostages on November 25, 2023

Israel said to boycott Cairo ceasefire talks over hostage list

In past negotiations, Hamas has sought to avoid discussing the well-being of individual hostages until after terms for their release are set.

 Protest to call for the release of hostages kidnapped in the deadly October 7 attack, in Tel Aviv