Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law and envoy, met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday following rare talks with the leader of Hamas in Cairo, in a renewed effort to advance a U.S.-backed plan for Gaza. The 15-point plan calls for Hamas to disarm in exchange for an Israeli withdrawal from the territory shattered by war, but Netanyahu publicly rejected the proposal last week, insisting on Hamas’s “genuine disarm[ament].” Kushner’s meetings aim to salvage the plan, which Hamas endorsed two weeks ago. The Washington Post and NBC News report that Israel rejected the plan, while the Financial Times notes Kushner is pushing Washington’s peace plan for Gaza. The meetings took place after a two-hour session with Hamas leadership in Egypt, according to the Washington Times. Netanyahu, whose ruling coalition is trailing in Israeli opinion polls ahead of an October national election, has publicly rejected the U.S.-backed agreement. The PBS Newshour and BBC US report Kushner is seeking Israeli backing for the Gaza peace plan. No right-leaning sources reported on the meetings.
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