Trump envoy expects swift progress on Hamas disarmament

Jared Kushner, the U.S. envoy and former President Donald Trump's son-in-law, anticipates significant progress in disarming the militant Palestinian group Hamas within the next month. He suggested that some weapons could begin to be removed in about 30 days.

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We can possibly see progress in 30 days, hopefully by some of the weapons starting to be removed.

Kushner's comments came after a two-day trip to the Middle East, which included meetings with Hamas's newly appointed leader, Khalil al-Hayya, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He described a nearly four-hour meeting with Netanyahu, aiming to address Israeli concerns.

According to Kushner, Hamas has two options: voluntarily disarm within 60 to 90 days, or Israel will receive greater support from the U.S. and other nations to "finish the job appropriately." He also mentioned that work to close Hamas's tunnels in Gaza could be completed within 60 to 90 days.

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Progress can come quite soon, but we need cooperation from both sides.

This development follows an announcement last month by Trump that Hamas had agreed to a 15-point plan to lay down its arms in phases, a plan that would also involve Israel withdrawing from Gaza. Hamas had stated its support for the plan, contingent on Israel halting its attacks and withdrawing. However, Netanyahu has rejected the plan, insisting Israel will not leave Gaza until Hamas is fully disarmed.

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There were some legitimate concerns on the Israeli side.