Hamas asks US-backed Board of Peace to press Israel on Gaza ceasefire roadmap
Delegation led by Khalil al-Hayya meets Egyptian intelligence chief in Cairo to discuss next phase of agreement
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Photograph: CGTN (embedded from source)
What this story says
- Hamas called on the US-backed Board of Peace to pressure Israel to approve a 15-point roadmap for the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement.
- A Hamas delegation led by Khalil al-Hayya met Egyptian intelligence chief Hassan Rashad in Cairo to discuss the roadmap’s implementation.
- Israel has rejected the roadmap, stating it will not withdraw forces from Gaza until Hamas is fully disarmed.
- No right-rated outlet reported on the Hamas statement or the Cairo meeting.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 8 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 3 of the 11 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
78/100
Craft
87/100
Hype
30/100
11 sources · methodology
Thin on the right so far
Only 1 of the 8 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated right.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
Hamas issued a statement on 16 August 2026 calling on mediators and the US-led Board of Peace to compel Israel to accept a roadmap for the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement. The statement followed a meeting in Cairo between a Hamas delegation, led by Khalil al-Hayya, and representatives of the mediators and guarantors of the ceasefire.
The roadmap, published by the Board of Peace on 31 July 2026, outlines 15 points for the next phase of the agreement. These include an end to military operations, the transfer of civilian administration to the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, the decommissioning of heavy weapons and tunnels, and arrangements for an Israeli withdrawal. Hamas said it had accepted the roadmap, citing its aim to secure a permanent ceasefire and full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said earlier in August that Israel rejected the roadmap and would not withdraw its forces from Gaza until Hamas was fully disarmed. A Hamas spokesperson, Hazem Qassem, said the Cairo meetings were part of ongoing diplomatic efforts to address Israeli violations of the agreement, though he provided no further details.
What the coverage left out
No right-rated outlet ran the story. None of the digests or reports mentioned the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, the body named in the roadmap to take over civilian administration, except for People’s Daily’s full report. The cost or funding of the roadmap’s implementation was not addressed in any report.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 3 times, most recently on 17 Aug 2026, 09:30, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
4 rated outlets
- The four left-rated reports led on Hamas’s appeal to the Board of Peace to pressure Israel. CGTN and Middle East Eye both quoted the Hamas statement’s wording, including the call to "compel the occupation authorities" to fulfil their obligations. CGTN’s full report noted that the delegation met Egyptian intelligence chief Hassan Rashad, while Xinhua’s digest carried the same detail.
- CGTN’s report included a quote from Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem describing the Cairo meetings as part of efforts to address "Israeli violations". Middle East Eye’s digest mentioned that the appeal followed a meeting between Hamas and US envoy Jared Kushner, a detail also carried by rbc.ua’s digest. None of the left-rated digests or reports omitted the fact that Israel had rejected the roadmap.
Centre
3 rated outlets
- The three centre-rated reports focused on the diplomatic process in Cairo. People’s Daily’s full report led on Hamas’s call for mediators to press Israel to approve the roadmap, quoting the group’s statement that it had accepted the plan to secure a permanent ceasefire and full Israeli withdrawal. The report also noted Netanyahu’s rejection of the roadmap and the 15-point plan’s provisions.
- TRT World’s digest framed the Cairo talks as an effort to break the deadlock over the second phase of the ceasefire plan. Lietuvos Radijas ir Televizija’s digest stated that Hamas had asked the Board of Peace to "force Israel to accept a peace plan for the Gaza Strip", but did not mention the 15-point roadmap or Netanyahu’s rejection. None of the centre-rated reports quoted the Hamas statement’s wording on compelling Israel.
Right
1 rated outlet
We have not written our reading of the right coverage of this story. The right-rated outlets that ran it are listed below.
Read it at the source
11 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
4- Hamas urges pressure on Israel to approve roadmap for 2nd phase of Gaza ceasefire agreement (opens Xinhua in a new tab)
- Force Israel to Plan: Hamas Appeals to Trump's Peace Council Over Gaza (opens rbc.ua in a new tab)
- Hamas says it asked 'Board of Peace' to 'compel' Israel to accept Gaza plan (opens Middle East Eye in a new tab)
Middle East Eye — is Middle East Eye biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Hamas delegation holds talks in Cairo over Israel's compliance with roadmap (opens CGTN in a new tab)
Centre
3- Hamas urges pressure on Israel to approve roadmap for 2nd phase of Gaza ceasefire agreement - People's Daily Online (opens People's Daily in a new tab)
People's Daily — is People's Daily biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Hamas Asked the Peace Council to Force Israel to Accept the Gaza Strip Plan (opens Lietuvos Radijas ir Televizija in a new tab)
- Hamas urges Board of Peace to compel Israel to accept Gaza roadmap (opens TRT World in a new tab)
Right
1Not rated
3- Hamas Asks Peace Council to Force Israel to Accept Gaza Peace Plan (opens Aktuality.sk in a new tab)
Aktuality.sk — is Aktuality.sk biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Hamas: Asks the "Peace Council" to Pressure Israel on Trump Plan (opens Naftemporiki in a new tab)
Naftemporiki — is Naftemporiki biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Hamas Calls on the Peace Board to Force Israel to Accept the Ceasefire Plan in Gaza (opens Expansion in a new tab)
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Hamas asks US-backed Board of Peace to press Israel on Gaza ceasefire…?
- Of the 8 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 50% are rated left, 37% are rated centre, 13% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 11. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Hamas asks US-backed Board of Peace to press Israel on Gaza ceasefire… left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 8 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of Hamas asks US-backed Board of Peace to press Israel on Gaza ceasefire… biased?
- Hamas asks US-backed Board of Peace to press Israel on Gaza ceasefire roadmap is one event reported by 11 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Hamas asks US-backed Board of Peace to press Israel on Gaza ceasefire…?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Hamas asks US-backed Board of Peace to press Israel on Gaza ceasefire…?
- 11 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What is the 15-point roadmap Hamas wants Israel to accept?
- The roadmap, published by the US-backed Board of Peace on 31 July 2026, includes an end to military operations, transfer of civilian administration to the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, decommissioning of heavy weapons and tunnels, and arrangements for an Israeli withdrawal. Hamas said it accepted the plan to secure a permanent ceasefire.
- Why has Israel rejected the roadmap?
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said earlier in August 2026 that Israel rejected the roadmap and would not withdraw its forces from Gaza until Hamas was fully disarmed. The Israeli government has not commented further on the 15-point plan.
- Which outlets reported on the Hamas statement?
- Four left-rated outlets and three centre-rated outlets carried the story. No right-rated outlet reported on the Hamas statement or the Cairo meeting. The left emphasised Hamas’s call to compel Israel, while the centre focused on the diplomatic process in Cairo.
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