Jared Kushner admits 'delays', as scant $2.45bn starter plan for Gaza unveiled
Jared Kushner admits 'delays', as scant $2.45bn starter plan for Gaza unveiled US President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, who has no official role within the administration but serves as one of its top peace negotiators, led the unveiling on Wednesday of a $2.45bn starter plan for rebuilding Gaza, as members of the "Board of Peace" gathered on the sidelines of the United Nations…
Jared Kushner admitted to delays as a $2.45 billion plan to rebuild Gaza was unveiled. The unorthodox peace negotiator led the presentation of the initial reconstruction blueprint for the devastated territory during a gathering of the Board of Peace at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. Kushner, a family friend of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and executive board member, collaborated with other officials in devising the plan, which Trump serves as chairman.
The report by Reuters revealed that the 66 projects aimed at rehabilitating Gaza's economic infrastructure lack comprehensive details. Kushner acknowledged on Wednesday that the board has encountered delays since its formation 11 months prior.
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