{"id":2613,"date":"2026-08-16T18:11:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T18:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=2613"},"modified":"2026-08-16T18:11:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T18:11:43","slug":"kushner-has-a-rare-meeting-with-hamas-leader-on-the-gaza-road-map-a-meeting-with-netanyahu-is-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=2613","title":{"rendered":"Kushner has a rare meeting with Hamas\u2019 leader on the Gaza road map. A meeting with Netanyahu is next"},"content":{"rendered":"
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CAIRO (AP) \u2014 U.S. negotiator and President Donald Trump<\/span> \u2018s son-in-law Jared Kushner held a rare meeting with the Hamas chief on Sunday in a new diplomatic effort to make progress in the stalled Gaza ceasefire<\/span>. Kushner will meet with Israel\u2019s prime minister on Monday.<\/p>\n

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The talks aim to salvage the new 15-point, U.S.-backed road map<\/span> for Hamas to disarm in Gaza and Israel to withdraw from the Palestinian territory shattered by war.<\/p>\n

At stake are the lives of some 2 million people in Gaza and the reconstruction of the crowded enclave now largely controlled by Israeli forces, more than 10 months since the ceasefire ended major military operations. A meeting between Kushner, fellow envoy Steve Witkoff and Hamas leaders in Egypt last year helped clinch the ceasefire, whose progress until now had been stalled over the key issue of Hamas\u2019 disarmament.<\/p>\n

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The rare meeting in Egypt with Hamas\u2019 Khalil al-Hayya was confirmed by a regional official and a Hamas official, both speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to reporters. Kushner was one of a trio of envoys meeting with al-Hayya, with officials from mediating countries Egypt, Qatar and Turkey also there.<\/p>\n

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu<\/span> last week rejected the 15-point plan<\/span> in a rare public show of defiance against the Trump administration, Israel\u2019s closest ally.<\/p>\n

Now Kushner, former British prime minister Tony Blair and the director of the U.S.-created Board of Peace overseeing the ceasefire<\/span>, Nickolay Mladenov, are set to meet with Netanyahu on Monday, according to a source familiar with the plans and a diplomatic source. Both spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a closed-door meeting.<\/p>\n

Regional powers accuse Israel of obstructing peace efforts<\/h2>\n

Ahead of Monday\u2019s meeting, several regional powers including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates issued a statement condemning Israel\u2019s rejection of the road map, saying that \u201cIsrael now bears responsibility for obstructing the efforts to bring peace in Gaza.\u201d Other signers included Jordan, Pakistan, Indonesia and the ceasefire mediators.<\/p>\n

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The statement by foreign ministers also called on the Board of Peace and the U.S. to take \u201cimmediate and concrete measures\u201d to keep any party from obstructing the plan\u2019s implementation.<\/p>\n

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Kushner\u2019s meeting with the Hamas leader aimed at ensuring the militant group\u2019s commitment to the road map, particularly disarmament, before his meeting with Netanyahu, the regional official said.<\/p>\n

The Hamas official said the group is committed and waiting for mediators to start the 14-day negotiation period to work out a timetable for implementation. That period requires all parties\u2019 approval of the road map to begin.<\/p>\n

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