{
  "id": 1584955,
  "title": "US, Israel create working groups for Gaza disarmament",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/us-israel-create-working-groups-for-gaza-disarmament",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T22:39:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Politico EU",
    "slug": "politico-eu",
    "url": "https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/17/us-israel-create-working-groups-for-gaza-disarmament-01039713"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "U.S. envoy Jared Kushner and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed plans for disarmament and public health initiatives in Gaza during a recent meeting, according to the Board of Peace and Netanyahu's office. This comes a week after Netanyahu criticized a 15-point plan proposed by the United States and Hamas, which called for Hamas to hand over its weapons as part of an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.\n\nKushner expressed optimism about the progress made, stating that a disarmament of Hamas weapons and tunnels within 60 to 90 days would eliminate a significant security threat for Israel. However, the differing interpretations of disarmament between the U.S.-Israel proposal and Hamas' understanding have created a challenge in reaching a final agreement.\n\nThe Board of Peace has set an absolute and potentially unattainable disarmament metric, requiring the removal of all weapons and tunnels before Israel withdraws from Gaza. This discrepancy in definitions highlights the obstacles to achieving a consensus agreement among the three parties involved.",
  "summary": "Kushner touts 'lot of progress' despite disagreement over definition of disarmament.",
  "key_points": [],
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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."
}