Kushner may be sent to Israel to salvage Trump's Gaza plan
WASHINGTON: The United States is considering sending presidential envoy Jared Kushner to Israel as President Donald Trump pushes a peace plan for Gaza, an official said Thursday.
President Donald Trump is pushing a peace plan for Gaza and considering sending his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, to Israel to salvage the initiative, according to an official. Axios reported that Kushner, known as Trump's mediator for the Middle East and Russia, will travel to Israel and Egypt next week for discussions on the Gaza situation.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, however, opposes Trump's latest plan for ending the Gaza war. Despite gradual criticism, Netanyahu explicitly stated on Sunday that he opposes the Gaza plan, which involves Israel pulling back forces in tandem with Hamas disarmament. The premier vowed no Israeli pullout, even after Trump's Board of Peace assured him that Israel would not have to withdraw until Hamas disarms completely.
Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving leader, is facing electoral challenges ahead of the Oct 27 elections, the first since a 2023 Hamas attack that sparked the Gaza war. The current US-brokered ceasefire has reduced, but not ended, Israeli operations in the region.
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