![A view of makeshift tent camp as civilians trying to survive face major difficulties in accessing basic needs such as food, clean water, and healthcare in severely overcrowded tent camps amid a severe humanitarian crisis caused by the conflict, in Gaza City, Gaza, Palestine, on June 19, 2026. [Saeed M. M. T. Jaras - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AA-20260620-41730518-41730516-PALESTINIANS_STRUGGLE_UNDER_HARSH_CONDITIONS.jpg)
A senior official in US President Donald Trump’s administration held meetings in recent months with senior Hamas official Khalil al-Hayya as part of talks on the proposed disarmament of Gaza, according to an Israeli media report published on Monday. The report came as another report said Washington has delivered a document of demands to Israel regarding arrangements for the Gaza Strip. The document includes steps related to infrastructure, governance, border crossings, and reconstruction, amid US pressure to prevent a resumption of the war. According to Israeli public broadcaster Kan 11, the US official was Aryeh Lightstone, an adviser to US envoy Steve Witkoff and a member of Trump’s Board of Peace. The broadcaster said the meetings took place during discussions […]
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