Hamas, Trump and Kushner
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President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and envoy Jared Kushner was meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday after rare talks with the leader of Hamas, in a new push to revive the peace plan for Gaza that Israel has rejected.
Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law and envoy, held talks with Hamas leaders in Egypt in an effort to revive a stalled ceasefire in Gaza. The meeting comes after Israel rejected a 15-point peace plan proposed by America last week.
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner met for four hours with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, urging him to drop his opposition to the Trump-chaired Board of Peace’s 15-point plan that calls for Hamas to disarm in exchange for a full Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Monday urged the Trump administration to tell Israel to protect Palestinians being attacked by “lawbreaking settlers” in the West Bank. “The ongoing siege of Palestinian homes in the West Bank by violent,
President Donald Trump says a deal has been reached for Hamas to disarm and Israel to withdraw its forces from Gaza
Hamas confirmed it would begin disarmament, but said it was contingent on Israel halting all attacks in Gaza and fulfilling provisions of the first phase of a ceasefire deal signed in 2025.
Hamas says it will only disarm after Israel meets previous ceasefire commitments, despite President Trump's announcement of a breakthrough U.S.-brokered agreement.