Kushner expected to travel to Israel for Gaza talks next week: Report

Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump's son-in-law and Middle East envoy, is expected to visit Israel next week for discussions on Gaza's future. According to Axios, Kushner will also meet mediators from Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey in Cairo. The visit is likely to focus on advancing the next steps of the Board of Peace's plan for the besieged enclave.

The US and Israel agree on the desired outcome in Gaza, an official said, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has expressed opposition to Trump's latest plan for ending the Gaza war. Netanyahu vowed no Israeli pullout, even after Trump's Board of Peace reassured him that Israel would not have to withdraw until Hamas disarmed completely.

The goal of Kushner's visit, according to a source familiar with the matter cited by Haaretz, will be to "find a pathway to move forward with implementation of the 20-point plan" that Trump put forward for Gaza. The plan calls for Israel to begin pulling back forces in tandem with disarmament by Hamas.

Brief written by urgent.news from Middle East Eye, Haaretz, Al-Monitor, Malay Mail, New Straits Times — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.