Hamas leader heads to Cairo for Gaza talks ahead of Kushner visit

Hamas chief Khalil al-Hayya to meet Egyptian intelligence chief Hassan Rashad in Cairo amid ongoing Gaza tensions.Published On 16 Aug 202616 Aug 2026Hamas political leader and chief negotiator Khalil al-Hayya is travelling to Cairo for talks with Egyptian officials, according to Hamas sources, ahead of a planned Middle East visit by US President Donald Trump’s envoy, Jared Kushner.In his first visit to the country since taking over Hamas’s leadership in late July, al-Hayya is expected to meet Egyptian intelligence chief Hassan Rashad on Sunday morning, Hamas sources told the AFP and Anadolu news agencies.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Gaza City police chief killed as Israel pushes on with deadly strikeslist 2 of 3Kushner to visit Israel after Netanyahu rejects Gaza Board of Peace planlist 3 of 3Art offers young Gaza survivors solace and escape from war’s devastationend of listNext week, Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, will travel to Israel and Egypt in an effort to narrow differences over a Gaza plan that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected.Kushner is set to be accompanied by Nickolay Mladenov, the Board of Peace’s high representative for Gaza.Former ...