Jared Kushner meets with Hamas ahead of talks with Netanyahu on Gaza

Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump's son-in-law and envoy, met with Hamas's political chief, Khalil al-Hayya, in Egypt on Sunday. According to Live Mint and CBS News, the meeting was also attended by officials from Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey. The talks focused on securing Hamas's commitment to a 15-point US-backed roadmap aimed at advancing a ceasefire, Hamas disarmament, and an Israeli military withdrawal from Gaza.

Kushner is set 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. The meeting comes after Netanyahu rejected the US-backed roadmap last week. Hamas later called on mediators and the Board of Peace to "compel" Israel to approve the roadmap and move ahead with its implementation, as reported by Live Mint.

The US-backed plan seeks Hamas's disarmament and a road map for the transfer of power to a new government in Gaza. According to CBS News, the plan includes maintaining the ceasefire between Israel and Gaza, transferring governing responsibilities to a new committee, and deploying an international stabilizing force to the region.

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