Kushner pushes Gaza peace plan after talks with Netanyahu, Hamas
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- Jared Kushner held nearly four hours of talks with Benjamin Netanyahu, calling the meeting 'very good' and suggesting progress on Hamas disarmament could come within 30 days if both sides cooperate
- Hamas, through new leader Khalil al-Hayya, agreed in rare talks with Kushner to give up weapons in exchange for phased Israeli troop withdrawal, though Kushner acknowledged it is 'very hard to trust a terrorist organisation'
- The Board of Peace, led by Donald Trump and including Tony Blair and Nickolay Mladenov, confirmed 'deep and constructive discussions' with Netanyahu and established two working groups—one on Gaza's demilitarization, another on public health issues like sanitation and clean water
- Israel insists Hamas must be fully disarmed and its weapons destroyed before any reconstruction or troop withdrawal, rejecting the current peace roadmap despite US pressure
- Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel’s far-right National Security Minister, publicly called for nightly 'targeted eliminations' of dozens in Gaza, signaling strong domestic opposition to compromise with Hamas
- Egypt, Qatar, Turkey, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Pakistan and Indonesia jointly warned that Israel’s rejection of the US-backed plan threatens the viability of Trump’s peace initiative
Why it matters: The US faces mounting diplomatic hurdles in advancing its Gaza plan, as Israel’s firm stance on pre-emptive disarmament and internal hardline rhetoric clash with international backing for the deal. With Hamas agreeing to surrender arms but deep mistrust persisting, implementation hinges on enforceable mechanisms that none of the parties have yet defined.
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