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  "id": 1366153,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T22:07:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/16/jared-kushner-hamas-gaza-meeting"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump's son-in-law and envoy, met with Hamas's political chief, Khalil al-Hayya, in Egypt on Sunday. According to Live Mint and CBS News, the meeting was also attended by officials from Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey. The talks focused on securing Hamas's commitment to a 15-point US-backed roadmap aimed at advancing a ceasefire, Hamas disarmament, and an Israeli military withdrawal from Gaza.\n\nKushner is set to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, alongside former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Nickolay Mladenov, director of the US-created Board of Peace overseeing the ceasefire. The meeting comes after Netanyahu rejected the US-backed roadmap last week. Hamas later called on mediators and the Board of Peace to \"compel\" Israel to approve the roadmap and move ahead with its implementation, as reported by Live Mint.\n\nThe US-backed plan seeks Hamas's disarmament and a road map for the transfer of power to a new government in Gaza. According to CBS News, the plan includes maintaining the ceasefire between Israel and Gaza, transferring governing responsibilities to a new committee, and deploying an international stabilizing force to the region.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "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": "Live Mint",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-16T21:20:11.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}