Kushner meets Hamas leader on Gaza ceasefire road map before talks with Netanyahu
- U.S. envoy Jared Kushner held a rare more-than-two-hour meeting in Egypt with Hamas chief Khalil al-Hayya on Sunday as part of efforts to advance the stalled Gaza ceasefire.
- The meeting also included officials from Egypt, Qatar and Turkey, according to a regional official and a Hamas official who confirmed it on condition of anonymity.
- Kushner is scheduled to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, along with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Board of Peace director Nickolay Mladenov.
- The talks are aimed at salvaging a U.S.-backed 15-point road map that would see Hamas disarm and Israeli forces withdraw from the Palestinian territory.
- Hamas later urged mediators and the U.S.-created Board of Peace to press Israel to approve the next steps, while several regional powers criticized Israel for rejecting the plan.
U.S. envoy Jared Kushner met Hamas chief Khalil al-Hayya in Egypt on Sunday in a rare, more than two-hour session aimed at reviving a stalled Gaza ceasefire effort. Officials from Egypt, Qatar and Turkey also took part, according to officials who confirmed the meeting on condition of anonymity.
The talks are centered on a U.S.-backed 15-point road map that would move the process forward through Hamas disarmament and an Israeli withdrawal from the Palestinian territory. The effort comes more than 10 months after major military operations ended under the ceasefire.
Kushner is due to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, alongside former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Board of Peace director Nickolay Mladenov. Netanyahu rejected the plan last week, in a public break with the Trump administration.
After the meeting, Hamas called on mediators and the U.S.-created Board of Peace to pressure Israel to accept the next steps. Several regional powers, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, criticized Israel for blocking the plan and said it now bears responsibility for obstructing peace efforts in Gaza.
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