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Hamas envoys meet Trump's Board of Peace in Cairo to protect Gaza ceasefire strained by Iran war — Reuters
·Cairo, Egypt
Envoys from President Trump's Board of Peace met Hamas representatives in Cairo over the weekend to safeguard the Gaza ceasefire, which has come under serious strain since the US and Israel launched the war against Iran, Reuters reported on March 16. The meeting — the first publicly reported since the Iran war began — shows the conflict's spillover impact on the fragile Gaza arrangement.
Envoys from President Trump's Board of Peace met representatives of Hamas in Cairo in an effort to protect the Gaza ceasefire, which has come under serious strain since the US and Israel launched their war with Iran on February 28, Reuters reported on March 16, citing three sources. The weekend meeting is the first publicly reported contact between Trump's Gaza diplomacy team and Hamas since the Iran war began.
The Gaza ceasefire — brokered in early 2025 — has been under pressure as the US-Israeli campaign against Iran has diverted US diplomatic attention and Israeli military resources. Hamas has been monitoring whether the Iran war creates leverage or vulnerability for its position in Gaza negotiations.
The Cairo meeting signals that the Trump administration is trying to compartmentalise its Iran war strategy from Gaza diplomacy, attempting to keep the ceasefire intact even as the broader regional conflict escalates. The outcome of the meeting was not immediately disclosed.
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Trump's Board of Peace met Hamas envoys in Cairo to safeguard the Gaza ceasefire strained by the Iran war — the first such publicly reported contact since the conflict began on February 28.