Kushner has rare meeting with Hamas' leader on Gaza road map. A meeting with Netanyahu is next

Jared Kushner, a US negotiator and President Donald Trump's son-in-law, held a rare meeting with Hamas chief Khalil al-Hayya on Sunday in Egypt. The talks aimed to salvage a 15-point, US-backed road map for Hamas to disarm in Gaza and Israel to withdraw from the Palestinian territory, which has been shattered by war.

The meeting, which also included officials from mediating countries Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey, is part of a new diplomatic effort to make progress in the stalled Gaza ceasefire. According to the South China Morning Post, a meeting between Kushner, fellow envoy Steve Witkoff, and Hamas leaders in Egypt last year helped clinch the ceasefire, but progress had been stalled over the key issue of Hamas' disarmament.

Kushner will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday. The Prime Minister had rejected the 15-point plan last week, according to the South China Morning Post. The plan's implementation would contribute to addressing the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza, where around 2 million people live, and pave the way for reconstruction and recovery.

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