US envoy Kushner meets Netanyahu after talks with Hamas on Gaza plan

United States envoy Jared Kushner met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Monday, following talks with Hamas leaders. This occurred after Hamas endorsed the latest stage of Trump's Gaza plan, which Netanyahu has previously rejected. The meeting aimed to revive the peace plan, with Kushner meeting Hamas' new leader Khalil al-Hayya in El-Alamein, Egypt on Sunday.

Kushner insisted that Hamas disarm and renounce any future role in governing Gaza, key conditions for Netanyahu's approval. Netanyahu is expected to meet Kushner privately, along with US deputy envoy Nickolay Mladenov. Hamas confirmed its commitment to the plan and demanded pressure on Netanyahu to implement it. The US administration has shown increased willingness to engage directly with Hamas in hopes of ending the conflict, following the successful October ceasefire.

However, Netanyahu, facing upcoming elections, remains dissatisfied with the US decision to halt the US-Israeli war on Iran and has refused to withdraw troops from Gaza until Hamas is fully disarmed.