Overview
- Jared Kushner met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and held talks that included Hamas delegates and mediators from Egypt, Qatar and Turkey to push the US-led Gaza peace plan.
- Kushner urged Hamas to turn over weapons under verifiable terms and said the group would have no role in a future Gaza government, while Hamas said it remains committed to the plan.
- Israel, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has rejected the plan as framed and insists on full Hamas disarmament before any Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.
- Kushner is reported to be traveling to Israel to press the plan and seek a meeting with Netanyahu, leaving implementation unresolved and testing regional mediation efforts.
- The plan envisions a phased handover of arms to a transitional Palestinian authority, an international stabilization force and a new Palestinian police, and its success will depend on verification, ceasefire compliance and fraught Israeli domestic politics.