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Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Hamas delegation arrives in Cairo to discuss Gaza ceasefire
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Senior Hamas official Taher al-Nunu says in a written statement that a delegation of senior Hamas officials headed by Zaher Jabarin, Hamas’s leader in the West Bank, arrived in Cairo this morning to hold talks with Egyptian officials and other mediators regarding the Gaza ceasefire.
According to al-Nunu, the delegation’s top priorities are “stopping Israeli violations” of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, rebuilding hospitals, bakeries, and infrastructure, and completing discussions on the roadmap for the second phase of the ceasefire agreement.
That phase should include, according to Trump’s plan, Hamas’s disarmament and the transfer of governance in the Gaza Strip to the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza.
In recent months, the Board of Peace’s Gaza envoy, Nickolay Mladenov, has insisted that the main obstacle preventing the NCAG from entering Gaza is Hamas’s refusal to give up its weapons.
Diplomats from each of the Middle Eastern mediating countries — Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey — told The Times of Israel that Hamas has sought to drag out negotiations on the issue. They also argued that Israel’s refusal to adhere to the terms of the first phase of the October 2025 Gaza ceasefire has posed a major obstacle as well.
The Times of Israel Community.