Sources: Kushner to visit Israel and Egypt next week to push Trump's Gaza plan
U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, may visit Israel next week to discuss Gaza and push his 20-point plan, according to a source familiar with the matter. The plans were also reported by Axios, who stated that Kushner would meet mediators from Egypt, Qatar and Turkey in Cairo. The goal of the visit is to find a pathway to implement the plan that Trump proposed for Gaza in late 2025.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made controversial remarks, referring to the United Kingdom as the "Islamic Republic of Britain" and praising the positive coverage of the Six-Day War by British journalists. Meanwhile, an Israeli drone strike in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, killed one person and injured seven others. Iran's top joint military command warned that no vessel can transit the Strait of Hormuz without Iran's permission.
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam reported that hackers accessed his X account and deleted a post condemning Israel's attacks in southern Lebanon. UNRWA warned of an imminent risk of unlawful seizure and takeover of its facilities in the Palestinian refugee camp of Shoafat in East Jerusalem.
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