Hamas-Kushner Meeting Focused on Gaza Deal Implementation, Not Renegotiation

Details have emerged from a high-level meeting in Egypt between a Hamas delegation and U.S. envoy Jared Kushner, focusing on the implementation of the second phase of a Gaza agreement. Sources indicate the discussions, held in the coastal city of El Alamein, were described as positive and centered on the roadmap for the next stage of President Donald Trump's Gaza plan.

The Hamas delegation, led by Political Bureau Chief Khalil al-Hayya, was joined by Nikolay Mladenov, Executive Coordinator of the Peace Board. Crucially, the meeting did not involve renegotiating the terms of the existing agreement. Instead, the focus was strictly on the mechanisms for executing the second phase, with no new provisions or amendments proposed to alter the initial deal.

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The agreed framework is not open for further negotiation.

Hamas representatives firmly communicated to Kushner and Mladenov that the agreed-upon framework is final and not subject to further negotiation. The Palestinian factions have already submitted their official positions on the points outlined in the agreement. Hamas stressed that its current position, as formulated in the agreement, will not be reopened for renegotiation.

The primary objective for Hamas now is to receive an official response from the Israeli side regarding the previously agreed-upon points. Hamas views the transition to the second phase not as an opportunity to formulate a new framework, but purely as a matter of fulfilling and implementing the commitments already mediated. The group awaits Israel's official stance before proceeding.

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The transition to the second phase is purely about the fulfillment and implementation of commitments.