Trump envoy says Hamas disarmament could begin within 30 days
JERUSALEM: US President Donald Trump’s envoy Jared Kushner said Monday that progress towards disarming Hamas and moving forward with a Gaza peace plan could begin within a month, after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
US envoy Jared Kushner claimed that disarming Hamas and advancing a Gaza peace plan could occur within a month, following a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Kushner informed Fox News from Tel Aviv that progress might begin within 30 days by eliminating some weapons and filling in tunnels. An American general would verify Hamas' disarmament, according to the Israeli official, as the premier insisted on no Israeli withdrawal from Gaza until then.
This understanding aims to satisfy Israel after Netanyahu, facing a crucial re-election, rejected part of a US plan to end the Gaza war. Kushner, Trump's son-in-law and Netanyahu's friend, met Netanyahu in Jerusalem after direct talks with Hamas in Egypt. Both sides agreed that no redeployment or reconstruction would happen in Gaza before Hamas' disarming, and the first step would be Hamas handing over its weapons for decommissioning under an American general's supervision.
Hamas had promised to surrender its weapons to a new governing body, a move Trump praised as a breakthrough. If Hamas resumes terror or rearming, Israel retains the right to act accordingly. Board of Peace members, including former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, joined Kushner in the talks in Egypt.
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