{"id":132432,"date":"2026-08-17T15:11:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T15:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/un-news.org\/?p=132432"},"modified":"2026-08-17T15:12:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T15:12:38","slug":"after-talks-with-hamas-kushner-meets-netanyahu-today-to-discuss-developments-in-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/un-news.org\/en\/after-talks-with-hamas-kushner-meets-netanyahu-today-to-discuss-developments-in-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"After Talks with Hamas.. Kushner Meets Netanyahu Today to Discuss Developments in Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kushner Meets Netanyahu in an Attempt to Advance the U.S. Peace Plan in Gaza<\/strong><\/h1>\n

\u201cJared Kushner\u201d, son-in-law of U.S. President \u201cDonald Trump\u201d and his special envoy, is meeting today, Monday, Israeli Prime Minister \u201cBenjamin Netanyahu\u201d in Israel as part of U.S. efforts to advance the Gaza Strip-related peace strategy toward implementation, despite the continued Israeli rejection of some of its provisions.<\/p>\n

\u201cKushner\u2019s\u201d visit comes at a time when the U.S. plan is facing reservations from the Israeli side, particularly regarding the disarmament of Hamas and the mechanism for implementing Israeli withdrawals from the Strip, two of the main issues hindering the transition to the next phase of the agreement.<\/p>\n

\u201cKushner\u201d met yesterday, Sunday, with leaders from Hamas in Egypt, before heading to Israel, in a move reflecting the intensification of U.S. contacts with the parties concerned in an effort to overcome the obstacles preventing the implementation of the second phase of the peace plan.<\/p>\n

Hamas had agreed in late July to a U.S. roadmap aimed at launching the second phase of the plan, which includes the disarmament of the movement and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip. However, \u201cNetanyahu\u201d officially rejected the document, stressing his insistence on the need for Hamas to be disarmed \u00abgenuinely\u00bb.<\/p>\n

Hamas Calls for the Implementation of Israeli Commitments<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Hamas has administered the Gaza Strip since 2007, but it announced in early July the dissolution of its civil administration and expressed its readiness to transfer responsibility for administering the Strip to the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, a body established by the \u00abBoard of Peace\u00bb and comprising Palestinian technical personnel, which assumed the task of overseeing the transitional phase in the Strip.<\/p>\n

Following its meeting with \u201cKushner\u201d, Hamas announced that it had called on the mediators and the \u00abBoard of Peace\u00bb to assume their responsibilities and pressure Israel to fulfill its commitments during the first phase of the agreement.<\/p>\n

The movement called for an end to what it described as \u00abviolations\u00bb, and for a halt to killing and incursions, in addition to approving the roadmap for the second phase of President \u201cTrump\u2019s\u201d strategy and beginning to establish a clear timetable for its implementation.<\/p>\n

Before meeting with Hamas officials, \u201cKushner\u201d held a series of contacts with regional parties involved in mediation, meeting representatives from Egypt, Qatar, and T\u00fcrkiye, along with \u201cNikolay Mladenov\u201d, the senior representative for Gaza affairs at the \u00abBoard of Peace\u00bb formed by \u201cTrump\u201d to oversee the implementation of the agreement, according to \u00abCairo\u00bb News Channel.<\/p>\n

\u201cKushner\u201d also met Egyptian President \u201cAbdel Fattah El-Sisi\u201d on Sunday in the city of El Alamein, while Hamas Political Bureau Chief \u201cKhalil Al-Hayya\u201d met with Egyptian Intelligence Chief \u201cHassan Rashad\u201d.<\/p>\n

U.S. Move Amid Regional Pressure<\/strong><\/h2>\n

These contacts come in the context of a relative shift in the U.S. position toward Hamas, after the United States had refused for years to engage in any contacts with it. However, the \u201cTrump\u201d administration has shown greater openness to direct communication in an attempt to end the ongoing war in Gaza.<\/p>\n

The \u00abBoard of Peace\u00bb announced on Friday that \u201cKushner would visit\u201d Israel during the week accompanied by \u201cMladenov\u201d following the conclusion of his visit to Egypt.<\/p>\n

Coinciding with the U.S. move, eight Islamic countries, including Egypt, Qatar, and T\u00fcrkiye, condemned Israel\u2019s rejection of the latest roadmap, considering that the Israeli position is \u00abfundamentally undermining the collective efforts aimed at achieving a just and lasting peace\u00bb.<\/p>\n

Hamas and Israel continue to exchange accusations of violating the ceasefire agreement concluded last October, amid continued tension inside the Strip, which suffered extensive destruction during the war that erupted following Hamas\u2019s unprecedented attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.<\/p>\n

The Kushner-Netanyahu meeting comes at a time when Washington is seeking to bring the positions of the two sides closer regarding the most sensitive issues, foremost among them the disarmament of Hamas and the Israeli withdrawal, in a way that would allow the second phase of the U.S. plan to begin, amid increasing regional pressure to push for the implementation of the agreement.<\/p>\n

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Author\u2019s Name:<\/strong> Consultant Faisal Al-Mutairi.<\/p>\n

Publication Date:<\/strong> August 17, 2026.<\/p>\n

Updated:<\/strong> August 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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