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Kushner Gaza diplomacy meetings with Netanyahu and Hamas
The story so farKushner's two days of meetings with Hamas and Netanyahu ended without a breakthrough on the Trump Gaza plan, with no firm commitments secured from either side. Netanyahu and Kushner agreed that a U.S. general would verify Hamas disarmament before Israel withdraws from Gaza, with one report indicating disarmament could begin within 30 days. President Trump publicly called on Israel to stop striking Gaza, comments that came as Kushner was meeting with Netanyahu.
Still watching
- How does the 30-day disarmament timeline square with Netanyahu's insistence on full disarmament before withdrawal, and who sets the benchmark for 'full' disarmament?
- Will Trump's public call for Israel to stop striking Gaza produce any change in Israeli military operations?
- What are the specific commitments Hamas says Israel must meet before implementation of the roadmap can begin?
- What specific role will the U.S. general play in verifying Hamas disarmament, and which general has been designated for this task?
- What role will Nickolay Mladenov play as Gaza peace envoy going forward, and how does his mandate relate to Kushner's?
- Will the condemnation from eight Muslim-majority nations put additional pressure on Israel to accept the Trump peace plan?
How it developed
Kushner Gaza diplomacy meetings with Netanyahu and Hamas
- Kushner's two days of meetings with Hamas and Netanyahu ended without a breakthrough on the Trump Gaza plan, with no firm commitments secured from either side.
- Netanyahu and Kushner agreed that a U.S. general would verify Hamas disarmament before Israel withdraws from Gaza, with one report indicating disarmament could begin within 30 days.
- President Trump publicly called on Israel to stop striking Gaza, comments that came as Kushner was meeting with Netanyahu.
Kushner Gaza peace plan diplomacy with Netanyahu and Hamas
- Jared Kushner held a rare meeting with Hamas political chief Khalil al-Hayya in Egypt on Sunday, pushing the Trump administration's 15-point Gaza peace plan in a direct engagement with the militant group.
- Kushner then traveled to Jerusalem and met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday to discuss the Gaza plan, a day after the Hamas talks.
- Netanyahu publicly rejected the Trump-backed 15-point Gaza peace plan last week, in a rare show of defiance against the Trump administration.
Hamas-Egypt Gaza ceasefire talks ahead of Kushner visit
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