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Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump's son-in-law and adviser, has arrived in Israel after meeting with Hamas leaders in Cairo, Egypt. According to Middle East Eye, Kushner held talks with Hamas officials, as well as Egyptian, Qatari, and Turkish mediators, in an effort to advance Trump's Gaza peace plan. The talks took place on Sunday, while Israel continued its air strikes on Gaza.

Kushner's meeting with Hamas's political chief, Khalil al-Hayya, was confirmed by a regional official and a Hamas official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, as reported by Live Mint. The meeting focused on securing Hamas's commitment to the proposed roadmap, particularly its requirement to surrender its weapons. Hamas later called on mediators and the Board of Peace to "compel" Israel to approve the roadmap and move ahead with its implementation.

Kushner is expected to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, alongside former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Nickolay Mladenov, director of the US-created Board of Peace overseeing the ceasefire, as per Live Mint. The talks aim to salvage the plan for Hamas to disarm and Israel to withdraw from the Palestinian territory. According to CBS News, the plan seeks the group's disarmament and a road map for the transfer of power to a new government.

Brief written by urgent.news from Middle East Eye, The Guardian US, Live Mint, Haaretz, CBS News — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.