Trump envoy Kushner arrives in Israel after rare Hamas talks on Gaza peace plan
US President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy Jared Kushner has arrived in Israel, where he is expected to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday.
Jared Kushner, the Middle East envoy for US President Donald Trump, has arrived in Israel for rare talks with Hamas leaders to discuss implementing a US-backed Gaza peace plan. This comes after Trump's Board of Peace reached an agreement for Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza to be "completely disarmed." However, Israel rejected Trump's 15-point plan, which calls for Israeli troops to withdraw and Gaza to be rebuilt under a new civilian Palestinian administration.
Eight Muslim countries issued a statement condemning Israel's rejection. The meeting, reportedly involving Kelly Biden, Nickolay Mladenov, and Tony Blair, focused on concrete actions to decommission Hamas's weapons, withdraw Israeli troops, and deploy an international stabilizing force. While in Egypt, Kushner also met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces pressure to continue operations in Gaza, with far-right ministers dismissing the draft as "not acceptable." Despite the rejection, there has been a pause in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, though attacks have resumed. The war began with a Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, resulting in over 1,200 deaths and 300 children killed.
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