{
  "id": 1415470,
  "title": "Trump envoy Kushner meets Hamas leader to push Gaza peace plan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/trump-envoy-kushner-meets-hamas-leader-to-push-gaza-peace-plan",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T04:12:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/inside-politics/trump-envoy-kushner-meets-hamas-leader-to-push-gaza-peace-plan"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jared Kushner, son-in-law of US President Donald Trump, met with Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya in Egypt to discuss the implementation of the US-backed Gaza peace plan. This is the first meeting of its kind since last year's ceasefire agreement. The Board of Peace, headed by Trump, aims to bring peace to conflicts globally, including Gaza. The peace plan includes complete disarmament of Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza, Israeli withdrawal, and rebuilding Gaza under a new civilian Palestinian administration. However, Israel has rejected the plan, demanding Hamas disarmament first. Eight Muslim countries condemned Israel's rejection of the peace plan. The US envoy Kushner was accompanied by Board of Peace envoys Nickolay Mladenov and Tony Blair, along with representatives from Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey. In Egypt, Kushner also met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, reiterated their stance, stating that Israel will not withdraw troops until Hamas is disarmed. The ceasefire, which has been in effect since October 2023, still holds, but Israel has conducted several strikes in Gaza since then, accusing Hamas of violating the truce. The conflict began with a Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, resulting in over 1,200 deaths and 251 hostages. Israel's military campaign in Gaza has resulted in over 73,000 fatalities, with more than 90% of Gaza's population displaced, according to UN estimates.",
  "summary": "US President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Jared Kushner has held rare talks with Hamas to discuss the implementation of the US-backed Gaza peace plan. A Palestinian official told the BBC Trump’s son-in-law met a delegation led by Hamas’s new leader Khalil al-Hayya in Egypt on Sunday. Last month, Trump’s Board of Peace said it […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Kushner meets Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya in Egypt",
    "US-backed Gaza peace plan discussed for first time",
    "Israel rejects plan, demands Hamas disarmament first"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Kushner's meeting with Hamas signals a US push to revive stalled Gaza peace talks, despite Israel's insistence on Hamas disarmament as a precondition, suggesting a potential shift in US-Israel alignment.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "Trump envoy Kushner meets Hamas leader to push Gaza peace plan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/trump-envoy-kushner-meets-hamas-leader-to-push-gaza-peace-plan-1422561",
        "published": "2026-08-17T04:12:34.000Z"
      }
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}