US President Donald Trump delivers a speech during the Board of Peace session held as part of the 56th World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland on January 22, 2026. [Harun Özalp - Anadolu Agency]
In recent days, the first publicly reported  meeting between Hamas representatives and President Trump’s newly established Board of Peace (BoP) took place in Cairo. In high-stakes diplomacy, inaugural meetings are typically “get-to-know-you” sessions. However, the current landscape—marked by genocide in Gaza and a simultaneous offensive against Iran—does not allow for the luxury of diplomatic niceties. While specifics of the discussion remain shrouded in secrecy, the core tension is clear: Hamas has reportedly delivered a blunt ultimatum. Either the Rafah crossing—the sole, battered lifeline between an obliterated Gaza Strip and Egypt—is fully reopened, or the group will walk away from the ceasefire altogether. This demand exposes the fundamental “cheating” at the heart of the Trump administration’s regional strategy: holding the title […]

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