{
  "id": 1352368,
  "title": "Gaza ceasefire talks: Jared Kushner meets Hamas chief ahead of crucial Netanyahu meeting",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/gaza-ceasefire-talks-jared-kushner-meets-hamas-chief-ahead-of-crucial",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T21:20:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/us-news/gaza-ceasefire-talks-jared-kushner-meets-hamas-chief-ahead-of-crucial-netanyahu-meeting-11786914157802.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "US negotiator Jared Kushner met with senior Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya in Egypt on Sunday as efforts to revive a stalled Gaza ceasefire plan intensified. The meeting, which lasted over two hours, came after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a 15-point US-backed roadmap aimed at advancing a ceasefire, Hamas disarmament, and an Israeli military withdrawal from Gaza. The talks also involved officials from Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey, and focused on securing Hamas' commitment to the proposed roadmap, particularly its requirement to surrender its weapons. Hamas has called for mediators to compel Israel to approve the roadmap and move forward with its implementation, and remains committed to the plan while awaiting a 14-day negotiation period to establish a timetable for implementation.",
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      {
        "outlet": "CityNews",
        "title": "Kushner has a rare meeting with Hamas’ leader on the Gaza road map. A meeting with Netanyahu is next",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/kushner-has-a-rare-meeting-with-hamas-leader-on-the-gaza-road-map-a-1323145",
        "published": "2026-08-16T17:39:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Kushner has a rare meeting with Hamas’ leader on the Gaza road map. A meeting with Netanyahu is next",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/kushner-has-a-rare-meeting-with-hamas-leader-on-the-gaza-road-map-a",
        "published": "2026-08-16T17:39:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Kushner has rare meeting with Hamas' leader on Gaza road map. A meeting with Netanyahu is next",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/kushner-has-rare-meeting-with-hamas-leader-on-gaza-road-map-a-meeting",
        "published": "2026-08-16T18:11:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Trump Envoy Meets Hamas Leaders Over Gaza Plan, Will See Netanyahu Next",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/trump-envoy-meets-hamas-leaders-over-gaza-plan-will-see-netanyahu-next",
        "published": "2026-08-16T18:25:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "Kushner meets with Hamas on the Gaza road map ahead of talks with Netanyahu",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/kushner-meets-with-hamas-on-the-gaza-road-map-ahead-of-talks-with",
        "published": "2026-08-16T20:20:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Jared Kushner meets with Hamas ahead of talks with Netanyahu on Gaza",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/jared-kushner-meets-with-hamas-ahead-of-talks-with-netanyahu-on-gaza",
        "published": "2026-08-16T22:07:32.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}