Kushner meets with Hamas on the Gaza road map ahead of talks with Netanyahu

Netanyahu and Kushner talks make no breakthrough on stalled Gaza deal

Israeli PM again insists troops will not withdraw from strip until Hamas first disarms, but calls meeting constructive Benjamin Netanyahu has told Donald Trump’s son-in-law and envoy Jared Kushner there can be no progress on the stalled Gaza ceasefire deal or an Israeli withdrawal from the coastal strip until Hamas first disarms. An Israeli official said there had been no breakthrough in ‌the meeting between the pair, saying Netanyahu had made it clear the IDF would not withdraw and would contin

Aug 17, 2026

Kushner Meets Netanyahu in Effort to Break Logjam Over Gaza

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has refused to pull back the country’s military until Hamas fully disarms. But the Trump administration is under pressure to show progress.

Aug 17, 2026

Jared Kushner meets with Hamas ahead of talks with Netanyahu on Gaza

Trump’s son-in-law and envoy held rare meeting with Hamas chief in Egypt in push for progress on ceasefire Donald Trump’s son-in-law and envoy, Jared Kushner , held a rare meeting with Hamas ’s political chief on Sunday in Egypt , in a new diplomatic effort to make progress in the stalled Gaza ceasefire. Kushner will meet on Monday with Benjamin Netanyahu, who is under pressure after rejecting the new 15-point, US-backed road map. The talks aim to salvage the plan for Hamas to disarm and Israel

Aug 16, 2026

Kushner meets with Hamas on the Gaza road map ahead of talks with Netanyahu

Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law, held a rare meeting with Hamas leadership Sunday in Egypt, in a new diplomatic effort to make progress in the stalled Gaza ceasefire.

Aug 16, 2026

Hamas leader heads to Cairo for Gaza talks ahead of Kushner visit

Hamas chief Khalil al-Hayya to meet Egyptian intelligence chief Hassan Rashad in Cairo amid ongoing Gaza tensions.

Aug 16, 2026

Kushner urges Netanyahu to test Hamas disarmament in Gaza

President Trump adviser Jared Kushner told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday that the U.S. wants Israel to take "small steps" in Gaza to test whether Hamas' commitment to start disarming is genuine, a U.S. official said. Why it matters: The four-hour meeting took place amid deep skepticism from Netanyahu about the U.S. plan for Gaza — and ahead of an October election that makes the Israeli leader reluctant to offer significant concessions on the politically sensitive issue. Whi

Aug 17, 2026

Kushner talks with Hamas and Israel end without Gaza deal

Jared Kushner and Benjamin Netanyahu have discussed putting a US general in charge of verifying Hamas's disarmaments, with Israel's military to remain place until that happens.

Aug 17, 2026

Israel agrees to ‘working groups’ for Board of Peace’s demilitarization of Gaza after Kushner meets with Netanyahu and Hamas

President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and special envoy, Jared Kushner, has secured Israeli support for continuing the Board of Peace’s plan to demilitarize Gaza after a series of high-profile meetings. Kushner, joined by BOP officials Nickolay Mladenov and Tony Blair, met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday to plead for support after Israel repeatedly […]

Aug 17, 2026

Kushner speaks with Hamas chief on Gaza plan day before Netanyahu meeting

United States envoy Jared Kushner met with Hamas leadership in Egypt on Sunday ahead of a scheduled visit to Israel to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The meeting comes as the Trump administration’s Board of Peace seeks concrete steps from Hamas to uphold its commitment to disarm and demilitarize Gaza under the new […]

Aug 16, 2026