{
  "id": 1603374,
  "title": "Report: Kushner opposes Netanyahu's plans for ongoing targeted killings in Gaza",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/report-kushner-opposes-netanyahus-plans-for-ongoing-targeted-killings",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T01:14:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/report-kushner-opposes-netanyahus-plans-ongoing-targeted-killings-gaza"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "US President Donald Trump's envoy Jared Kushner met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an attempt to revive a stalled US plan to end the war in Gaza. According to Middle East Eye, Netanyahu told Kushner that the Israeli army will continue targeted killings in the Gaza Strip, but Kushner opposed the continuation of Israeli assassination operations in the besieged enclave. There was no agreement between the two on the matter.\n\nKushner had previously met with Hamas leaders in Egypt and was pushing a 15-point Gaza plan that Israel has rejected, as reported by Qatar Tribune. The plan has stalled due to Israel's continued military operations in Gaza and Hamas's refusal to give up its weapons, Channel News Asia reported.\n\nAxios cited a US official as saying that Kushner told Netanyahu that the US wants Israel to take \"small steps\" in Gaza to test whether Hamas's commitment to start disarming is genuine. The meeting helped clarify misunderstandings but also highlighted the remaining differences and the challenges of making near-term progress.",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "Middle East updates: Kushner meets Netanyahu in Jerusalem",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/middle-east-updates-kushner-meets-netanyahu-in-jerusalem",
        "published": "2026-08-17T12:01:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Tempo.co English",
        "title": "Jared Kushner Meets Netanyahu in Jerusalem",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/jared-kushner-meets-netanyahu-in-jerusalem",
        "published": "2026-08-17T13:28:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Kushner meets Netanyahu to break Gaza Board of Peace deadlock",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/kushner-meets-netanyahu-to-break-gaza-board-of-peace-deadlock",
        "published": "2026-08-17T14:24:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Kushner meets with Netanyahu on Gaza a day after talking with Hamas",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/kushner-meets-with-netanyahu-on-gaza-a-day-after-talking-with-hamas",
        "published": "2026-08-17T17:19:28.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}