US envoy Jared Kushner to meet Benjamin Netanyahu after Hamas talks on Gaza peace plan | BBC News
US President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy and son-in-law Jared Kushner is in Israel, where he is expected to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
It comes after Kushner held rare talks with Hamas to discuss the implementation of the US-backed Gaza peace plan.
Last month, Trump’s Board of Peace said it had reached agreement for the “complete disarmament” of Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza. Last week, Israel rejected Trump’s 15-point plan, which also calls for Israeli troops to withdraw and for Gaza to be rebuilt under a new civilian Palestinian administration.
In a statement, Hamas later called on mediators and the Board of Peace to “compel” Israel to approve the roadmap for the next steps.
But Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a tough October election to try to hold onto power, with a coalition that includes ministers in favour of taking a harsher line on Gaza.
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