Jared Kushner met with Hamas leaders in Egypt to discuss Gaza peace deal

Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law and Middle East negotiator, met with Hamas leaders in Egypt on Sunday to discuss a U.S.-backed peace deal. The proposed agreement seeks Hamas's disarmament and outlines a roadmap for transferring power to a new government in Gaza, according to a source familiar with the meeting.

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reached a HISTORIC agreement for the COMPLETE DISARMAMENT of Hamas and all other armed groups in Gaza.

The meeting was intended to translate the plan, negotiated by Trump's international Board of Peace, into concrete steps. These include maintaining the ceasefire between Israel and Gaza, transferring governing responsibilities to the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, ensuring Hamas has no future governing role, facilitating Israeli withdrawals, and deploying an international stabilizing force.

Khalil al-Hayya of Hamas confirmed the rare meeting in Egypt to the Associated Press. This discussion follows President Trump's announcement last month of a "HISTORIC agreement for the COMPLETE DISARMAMENT of Hamas." However, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected the peace plan, vowing no military withdrawal until Hamas is "genuinely" disarmed.

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Kushner also met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi earlier on Sunday to discuss the Gaza ceasefire agreement. He is scheduled to travel to Israel on Monday to meet with Netanyahu. Regional powers, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, have issued a statement condemning Israel's rejection of the roadmap, stating that "Israel now bears responsibility for obstructing the efforts to bring peace in Gaza."

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Israel now bears responsibility for obstructing the efforts to bring peace in Gaza.