Egyptian and Turkish intelligence chiefs meet Hamas leaders to advance Trump peace plan
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Egyptian General Intelligence Service Director Hassan Rashad and his Turkish counterpart Ibrahim Kalin met with senior Hamas leaders, including Khaled Meshaal, Khalil al-Hayya, and Mohammad Hassan, to discuss the implementation of the U.S. peace plan. The summit aimed to clear obstacles blocking the plan, with a focus on stabilizing the Gaza Strip and Libya. Hamas leaders explicitly affirmed their full endorsement of U.S. President Donald Trump鈥檚 peace roadmap and pledged to dismantle hurdles impeding the deal. Following the intelligence summit, a Hamas negotiating delegation arrived in Cairo to resume talks on the roadmap's second phase, with high-level security sources describing the atmosphere as "overwhelmingly positive" and expressing optimism for the peace framework's completion.
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