US says Kushner may go to Israel for talks on Gaza plan
Jared Kushner, US president Donald Trump's son-in-law and go-to mediator for the Middle East and Russia, will travel to Israel and Egypt for talks on a peace plan for Gaza.
The United States is considering sending White House adviser Jared Kushner to Israel to discuss a peace plan for Gaza, according to an official. The news outlet Axios reported that Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and primary mediator for the Middle East and Russia, would visit Israel and Egypt next week. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, however, opposes the latest plan to end the Gaza war.
Following multiple days of criticism, Netanyahu explicitly stated that he opposes the plan, which calls for Israel to withdraw forces while Hamas disarms completely. Despite reassurances from Trump's Peace Board, Netanyahu vowed that no Israeli pullout would occur until Hamas disarms. Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving leader, is currently polling even or behind in the upcoming Oct 27 elections, which mark the country's first since the 2023 Hamas attack that sparked the ongoing Gaza conflict.
The current US-brokered ceasefire, announced in October, has reduced but not ended Israeli operations in the territory.
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