A Hamas delegation is expected to arrive in Cairo on Sunday to discuss key issues in the 15-point plan for the Gaza Strip proposed by the Board of Peace, Al-Araby TV reported on Saturday, citing sources.
The delegation is expected to be headed by newly elected leader Khalil al-Hayya and is slated to meet with Egyptian General Intelligence Service Chief Hassan Rashad, according to Al-Araby.
Hamas elected Hayya as head of its political bureau on July 20.
Turkey's state-run news agency Anadolu Agency also reported the visit on Saturday, adding that the delegation will discuss items related to the "Palestinian issue."
According to the source, the delegation is expected to include several other senior Hamas figures, including Mohammed Darwish, Khaled Meshaal, Zaher Jabarin, and Basem Naim.
Kushner, Mladenov expected to visit Israel, Egypt
Jared Kushner, Special Envoy for Peace and US President Donald Trump's son-in-law, may visit Israel and other regional countries this week to discuss the situation in Gaza, a Board of Peace official confirmed to The Jerusalem Post on Friday morning.
The official also said that Kushner would be accompanied by former British prime minister Tony Blair and Nikolay Mladenov, the head of the Gaza Board of Peace.
The plans were reported earlier by Axios, which also said that Kushner was planning to meet mediators from Egypt, Qatar and Turkey as well next week in Cairo.
Trump announces Board of Peace
Trump announced that the Board of Peace had reached a "historic" agreement for the complete disarmament of Hamas and all other armed groups in Gaza at the end of July.
He added that the agreement marks a "critical step towards Gaza finally being governed by a new Palestinian government that will work closely with the Board of Peace to help the Palestinian people."
"At the same time, Israel will have the security it deserves, with Gaza no longer used as a base for terror attacks."
According to Trump, the agreement will be carried out in "carefully structured phases."
A Board of Peace official at the time had told The Jerusalem Post that while Hamas had many concerns regarding the deal, it and other Palestinian factions had agreed to the entire proposed outline for the first time.
About a week later, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had formally rejected the plan during a cabinet meeting, affirming that "the IDF will not carry out any withdrawal until Hamas is genuinely disarmed.”
Esther Davis, Amichai Stein, Idan Kweller, and Reuters contributed to this report.