Kushner meets Hamas leaders in Egypt to push Trump’s Gaza plan

Trump’s envoy has pushed for strong disarmament and an end to any future Hamas role in running Gaza, diplomatic sources tell AFP.Published On 16 Aug 202616 Aug 2026Hamas leaders have met in Egypt with US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and Middle East envoy Jared Kushner, who is seeking to push a Gaza plan rejected by Israel.Hamas reiterated its commitment in the meeting on Sunday to the deal while Kushner pushed for disarmament and an end to any future Hamas role in running Gaza, diplomatic sources told the AFP news agency, speaking on condition of anonymity.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Kushner to visit Israel after Netanyahu rejects Gaza Board of Peace planlist 2 of 4Ben-Gvir calls for nightly killings of Palestinians in Gazalist 3 of 4Hamas leader heads to Cairo for Gaza talks ahead of Kushner visitlist 4 of 4Doctor describes amputating girl’s leg in Gaza without anaesthesiaend of listKushner’s trip to Israel and Egypt is an effort to narrow differences over Trump’s latest roadmap for Gaza, which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said last week was “unacceptable”.Trump’s so-called Board of Peace high representative Nickolay Mladenov and former Britis...