Kushner to hold talks with Netanyahu after rare meeting with Hamas

World Benjamin NetanyahuHamasIsraelPalestineTop News Kushner to hold talks with Netanyahu after rare meeting with Hamas Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Holds News Conference After Us Iran Agreement Relevant News Kushner to hold talks with Netanyahu after rare meeting with Hamas 17 August 2026 Trump orders Pentagon to cut back military exercises with South Korea 17 August 2026 Search for Indonesia earthquake victims underway on Independence Day 17 August 2026 newsroom 17 August 2026 FacebookXWhatsAppEmailPrintViber Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is due to meet Donald Trump’s envoy and son-in-law Jared Kushner on Monday, a day after he held a rare meeting with Hamas officials in Cairo, in a bid to push forward the U.S. president’s Gaza peace plan. A diplomatic source said Hamas leader Khalil Al-Hayya was present at some of the meetings that mediators held with Kushner and Trump’s Board of Peace envoy for Gaza, Nickolay Mladenov, in Cairo on Sunday. It marks Kushner’s second known meeting with representatives of Hamas, the Palestinian militant group designated a terrorist movement by the United States. Kushner previously met Hamas officials alongside U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff in October 2025, helping clinch a deal that led to a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of remaining hostages seized by Hamas in the October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel. Trump said in late July a deal was reached for the complete disarmament ‌of Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza. But Netanyahu, who is seeking re-election at a vote due in October, has publicly rejected Trump’s plan. Trump had said the deal would be carried ​out in phases, with Israeli forces withdrawing from Gaza as disarmament ​proceeded and an International Stabilization Force working with a new Palestinian police force to secure the enclave. Hamas has said it agreed to the plan but the deal’s implementation would depend on Israel first meeting its own commitments, including withdrawal and halting attacks. (Reuters) Subscribe to our Newsletter Latest News Trump orders Pentagon to cut back military exercises with South Korea Search for Indonesia earthquake victims underway on Independence Day Girl still intubated, sister out of danger after mother drowns at Larnaca beach 49th Wind and Kite Festival in Villa de Leyva, Colombia On this day: Michael Phelps becomes first Olympian to win eight gold medals at a single Games, in2008 Larnaca crowning raises questions over lifeguard cover hours Paphos steps up fire patrols after week of blazes Follow en.philenews on Google News and be the first to know all the news about Cyprus and the world.