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Kushner to meet Hamas leadership in Egypt
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Kushner to meet Hamas leadership in Egypt

From Delfi · () Lithuanian

Translated from Lithuanian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law and envoy, is set to meet with Hamas leadership in Egypt to advance a peace plan.
  • The meeting, also involving Egyptian and Qatari officials, will be followed by a trip to Israel to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
  • The plan addresses complex issues such as Hamas disarmament and Israeli troop withdrawal from Palestinian territories, with progress stalled since a previous truce.

Jared Kushner, the U.S. president's son-in-law and envoy, is scheduled to meet with Hamas leadership in Egypt as part of efforts to advance a peace plan, according to sources within the group. The meeting, which will include Egyptian and Qatari officials, is a crucial step in mediating between the Palestinian militant group and Israel.

Mediators have informed Hamas that U.S. envoy J. Kushner, with the participation of Egyptian and Qatari officials, will meet with Hamas leadership, and later travel to Israel to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

— Hamas sourceA Hamas source, speaking on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the diplomatic issue, informed AFP about the planned meetings.

Following the talks with Hamas, Kushner is expected to travel to Israel for discussions with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. This diplomatic engagement aims to break the stalemate in implementing Trump's post-war plan for the Gaza Strip, which has been largely stalled since a truce was announced last October. The truce reduced the intensity of Israeli attacks but did not halt them entirely.

Recent guidelines for the next phase of the plan highlight two particularly challenging issues: the disarmament of Hamas and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Palestinian territories. During his visit to Egypt, Kushner also discussed Trump's Gaza plan with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. The Egyptian presidency emphasized the necessity for all parties to fulfill their obligations under the Gaza truce agreement.

The necessity for all parties to fulfill their obligations under the truce agreement in Gaza was emphasized.

— Egyptian presidential spokesperson Mohamed El-ShennawyThe Egyptian presidential spokesperson announced the outcome of the meeting between Kushner and al-Sisi.

Hamas has reiterated its commitment to implementing Trump's plan, even expressing readiness to hand over its weapons to a newly formed Palestinian technocratic committee tasked with governing Gaza. However, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has publicly rejected the plan, stating that Israeli forces will not withdraw until Hamas is fully disarmed. Hamas officials plan to inform their Egyptian counterparts about alleged Israeli violations of the truce agreement and stress their commitment to the plan, contingent on Israel's adherence.

Hamas delegation once again confirmed its commitment to fully implement the plan of U.S. President Donald Trump.

— Hamas representativeA Hamas representative stated their commitment to the plan during a meeting with Egyptian intelligence chief Hassan Rashad.
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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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