Kushner meets Hamas in Egypt to push disarmament
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- Jared Kushner, President Trump's envoy, met Hamas leaders in Egypt on Sunday to press them to carry out their commitment to disarm, according to two sources familiar with the meeting.
- The meeting marked Kushner's first with Hamas leaders since the signing of the agreement to end the war, per the source's significance note.
- Hamas leaders were pressed specifically on fulfilling their disarmament commitment, not on broader negotiation points, according to the two sources cited.
- Egypt hosted the talks, reinforcing Cairo's role as a venue for U.S.-Hamas engagement on the Gaza agreement.
Why it matters: Kushner's first meeting with Hamas since the war-ending agreement was signed indicates the disarmament commitment remains unfulfilled enough to require direct re-engagement by Trump's envoy. Egypt hosting the talks reinforces Cairo's role as the central mediator for moving the Gaza deal forward.
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