Hamas holds talks with Trump-led board as Iran war strains Gaza plan

The new international body personally headed by Trump has been tasked with overseeing post-war Gaza
A displaced family sits in the back of a pickup truck, their current home, covered in plastic sheeting for protection from stormy weather along the seafront corniche, in the southern city of Sidon. Picture: Mahmoud ZAYYAT / AFP via Getty Images.

A displaced family sits in the back of a pickup truck, their current home, covered in plastic sheeting for protection from stormy weather along the seafront corniche, in the southern city of Sidon. Picture: Mahmoud ZAYYAT / AFP via Getty Images.

Envoys from US President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" have met representatives of Hamas in Cairo in an effort to safeguard the Gaza ceasefire, under ​serious strain since the United States and Israel began bombing Iran, three sources told Reuters.

The weekend meeting is the first publicly reported since ‌the start of the Iran war between the Palestinian militant group and the board, a new international body personally headed by Trump, which has been tasked with overseeing post-war Gaza.

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