Eight Muslim nations jointly condemned Israel for rejecting a proposed roadmap to implement U.S. President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan, according to World Israel News (WIN). The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Pakistan, Indonesia, Turkey, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates issued the statement as Hamas representatives and American officials met in Cairo to discuss the framework, WIN reported.
Joint statement alleges ‘obstruction’
Per WIN, the ministers called Israel’s opposition a “direct repudiation” of the plan that “jeopardizes its implementation, and fundamentally undermines the collective efforts to achieve a just and lasting peace.” The joint statement said, “Such rejection confirms that Israel now bears responsibility for obstructing the efforts to bring peace in Gaza” and the rest of the Palestinian territory.
Disarmament, verification, and withdrawal at issue
WIN reported that Hamas has accepted the roadmap, which the outlet says requires the group to disarm. According to the report, Israel has objected to provisions allowing Hamas to surrender weapons gradually while Israeli forces begin withdrawing from Gaza. The report also said Israeli officials raised concerns about verifying disarmament—especially if overseen by mediators they do not trust—and opposed allowing surrendered weapons to remain stored or decommissioned inside Gaza rather than being removed or destroyed. Israeli leaders remain skeptical that Hamas would fully relinquish its military capabilities, WIN added.
Cairo meeting and participants
According to WIN, a Hamas delegation arrived in Cairo for talks with U.S. envoy Jared Kushner on implementing the framework. The outlet reported that Kushner was joined by figures it described as Board of Peace senior envoys Nickolay Mladenov and Tony Blair, along with senior diplomats from Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey. WIN said the meeting marked Kushner’s first encounter with senior Hamas official Khalil al-Hayya and others since October 2025, when he allegedly helped finalize a previous ceasefire and hostage-release agreement.