US Envoy Jared Kushner Meets Hamas Leaders in Egypt Ahead of Talks with Netanyahu
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US envoy Jared Kushner met with Hamas leaders in Egypt on Sunday to attempt to revive a US backed 15 point peace plan for Gaza before meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday. The discussions took place in the city of El Alamein and included Hamas political leader Khalil al Hayya. Also present were representatives from the mediating countries of Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey, as well as Nickolay Mladenov and Tony Blair of the Trump administration's Board of Peace. Kushner also held separate consultations with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el Sisi.
The primary point of contention in the peace plan is the sequence of Hamas's disarmament and the withdrawal of Israeli forces. According to multiple sources, Kushner pressed Hamas for concrete and verifiable steps toward disarmament and emphasized that Gaza must never again be a source of terror for Israel. Some reports indicate that the US proposed a parallel process where Israeli withdrawals occur in tandem with disarmament. In contrast, Prime Minister Netanyahu has insisted that no military pullout will occur until Hamas is genuinely and completely disarmed.
Hamas stated that it remains committed to the roadmap and called on mediators and the Board of Peace to compel Israel to approve the plan and establish a timetable for implementation. Meanwhile, a joint statement from eight Muslim nations, including Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and the UAE, condemned Israel's rejection of the plan and stated that Israel bears direct responsibility for obstructing peace. Netanyahu's Likud Party responded by claiming that Arab countries are attempting to bring down the prime minister during an election cycle.
On the ground, reports indicate that Israeli airstrikes have resumed in Gaza, including strikes near Nuseirat and Khan Yunis. The Israeli military stated these actions were responses to threats from Islamic Jihad militants. The conflict remains tense as the US continues direct contact with Hamas, a group it classifies as a terrorist organization, in an effort to end the war.
How each side framed it
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- Included broader political context such as internal Israeli party dynamics and US military conditions.
- Centre-left
- Highlighted the humanitarian catastrophe and the pressure on Israel to accept the roadmap.
- Centre
- Focused on the diplomatic process and the specific demands for verifiable disarmament.
- Centre-right
- Emphasized the strategic disagreements over the order of disarmament and the territorial control of the Gaza Strip.
Sources
- Centre-left Al Jazeera: Iran war live: Tehran-US MoU set to expire; Hamas’s al-Khayya meets Kushner
- Centre-left Al Jazeera: Kushner meets Hamas leaders in Egypt to push Trump’s Gaza plan
- Centre Al-Monitor: Kushner to meet Netanyahu after talks with Hamas on Gaza plan
- Centre Associated Press: Kushner has a rare meeting with Hamas' leader on the Gaza road map. A meeting with Netanyahu is next - AP News
- Centre BBC News: Trump envoy Kushner arrives in Israel after rare Hamas talks on Gaza peace plan
- Centre-right Corriere della Sera: USA-Iran War, live news | Hamas to USA: force Israel to accept the peace plan for Gaza
- Centre-left Der Spiegel: Gaza peace plan: US envoy Jared Kushner consults with Hamas leadership
- Centre Deutsche Welle: UAE, Saudi Arabia, others condemn Israel's rejection of Trump Gaza plan
- Centre France 24: Live: Jared Kushner to meet Benjamin Netanyahu to relaunch Gaza peace plan
- Centre-right Frankfurter Allgemeine: Iran War Live Blog: Jared Kushner Meets Hamas Leader in Egypt
- Left Haaretz: Jared Kushner lands in Israel in bid to save Gaza truce after meeting Hamas officials in Cairo
- Left Haaretz: Eight Muslim countries condemn Israel's rejection of Trump's Gaza plan as Kushner lands in Israel
- Centre-right La Nacion: Kushner met with Hamas leaders in Egypt to try to unblock Trump's plan for Gaza
- Centre-right La Tercera: U.S. promises Hamas Israeli withdrawal from Gaza in parallel to the disarmament of militias
- Centre-left Le Monde: Gaza: American envoy Jared Kushner expected in Israel to meet Benjamin Netanyahu and try to advance the peace plan
- Centre-right South China Morning Post: US envoy Kushner visits Hamas leader in push for Gaza road map before Netanyahu meeting
- Centre-left The Guardian: Jared Kushner meets with Hamas ahead of talks with Netanyahu on Gaza
- Centre-left The Jakarta Post: Kushner meets with Hamas in push to revive Gaza plan
- Centre The Times of Israel: Kushner meets Hamas chief in Egypt in push for Gaza disarmament; IDF continues strikes
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