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Hamas says it asked Board of Peace to ‘compel’ Israel to accept Gaza plan
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US envoy Jared Kushner (left) and Hamas chief Khalil al-Hayya (right) in a photo montage. (Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP; AP/Khalil Hamra)
Hamas says that it has asked the US-backed Board of Peace to “compel” Israel to accept a peace plan for Gaza after its leader met with US President Donald Trump’s envoy Jared Kushner in Egypt.
In a statement, the group says it called on the Board and mediating countries to “compel the occupation to implement all its obligations under the first phase, end all violations, halt killings and incursions, [and] approve the roadmap for the second phase” of the US-brokered ceasefire plan.
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