US envoy Kushner meets Netanyahu after visiting Hamas leader
Donald Trump’s envoy and son-in-law Jared Kushner met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Monday, a day after holding a rare meeting with Hamas’ leader in Cairo in a bid to push forward the US president’s Gaza plan. Netanyahu, whose ruling coalition is trailing in Israeli opinion polls ahead of an October national election, publicly rejected this month a US-backed…
Two days of meetings involving US envoy Jared Kushner ended on Monday without a breakthrough in efforts to revive the US president's Gaza plan. The meetings took place in Israel and Egypt, with Kushner visiting Hamas' political leader in Egypt on Sunday.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Kushner in Israel, following a similar meeting with Hamas' political leader in Egypt. Despite the meetings, no immediate progress was reported as both sides remained firm in their positions. Israel's military has continued operations in Gaza, while Hamas has refused to disarm.
The United States' "Board of Peace" plan, which aims to end the conflict, has been met with resistance from both sides. Netanyahu, who is facing a re-election campaign, has indicated he would not make concessions before the October 27 vote. Kushner and the Board of Peace plan's enforcer, Nikolay Mladenov, were in Israel to discuss the situation.
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