Jared Kushner meets Hamas leaders in Egypt to push 15-point Gaza road map that Israel rejected
US envoy Jared Kushner held a rare meeting with Hamas leaders in Egypt on 16 August 2026 to push the US-backed 15-point road map for the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire, which Israel had rejected the previous week.
Summary
US negotiator Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and Middle East envoy, held a rare meeting with Hamas leaders in Egypt on 16 August 2026 to revive the stalled Gaza ceasefire. Hamas said it reaffirmed its acceptance of the road map for the second phase of Trump's plan, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had rejected the 15-point, US-backed road map the previous week. Kushner also met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, and a meeting with Netanyahu, alongside Tony Blair and Board of Peace director Nickolay Mladenov, was set for the next day. Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Jordan, Pakistan, Indonesia and the ceasefire mediators issued a statement condemning Israel's rejection of the road map.
Key facts
- Meeting
- Jared Kushner with Hamas leaders, Egypt, 16 Aug 2026
- Plan
- 15-point US-backed road map (second phase of Trump's Gaza plan)
- Israel
- PM Netanyahu rejected the road map the previous week
- Board of Peace director
- Nickolay Mladenov
- Also met
- Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Practice MCQs 2 questions
In which country did US envoy Jared Kushner meet Hamas leaders on 16 August 2026 to push the Gaza road map?
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Correct answer: A — Egypt
Kushner met Hamas leaders in Egypt and also held talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
Consider the following statements about the Gaza road map in August 2026: 1. The US-backed road map for the second phase of the Gaza plan has 15 points. 2. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had accepted the road map before Kushner's meeting with Hamas. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only statement 1 is correct. Netanyahu rejected the 15-point road map the week before, while Hamas said it accepted the road map for the second phase.