AXIOS (Barak Ravid) - Kushner meets Hamas leaders to push Gaza demilitarization
President Trump's envoy Jared Kushner met Hamas leaders in Egypt on Sunday to press them to carry out their commitment to disarm , according to two sources familiar with the meeting. Why it matters: This was Kushner's first meeting with Hamas leaders since the signing of the agreement to end the war in Gaza last October . - The unusual meeting came as the White House and Trump's Board of Peace push both Hamas and Israel to move to the next phase of the U.S. 20-point peace plan. - Kushner is expected to visit Israel on Monday and meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss "corresponding steps" Israel must take, the source said. Behind the scenes: Board of Peace high representative Nickolay Mladenov and former British…
AI:President Trump's envoy Jared Kushner met with Hamas leaders in Egypt to demand they fulfill disarmament obligations as part of the administration's Board of Peace peace plan. Joined by high-level representatives like Tony Blair and Egyptian intelligence officials, Kushner pushed for concrete, verifiable steps toward the complete decommissioning of Hamas weapons and military infrastructure. The push seeks to transition governance in Gaza to a Palestinian technocratic body, ensuring Hamas has no future role in regional leadership. As part of this strategic pressure, Kushner is set to meet with Prime Minister Netanyahu to coordinate Israeli withdrawals and humanitarian efforts contingent upon Hamas's compliance with total demilitarization to…Open