US envoy Kushner visits Hamas leader in push for Gaza road map before Netanyahu meeting3-MIN READ3-MIN1ListenPublished: 2:14am, 17 Aug 2026Updated: 2:22am, 17 Aug 2026US negotiator and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner held a rare meeting with the Hamas chief on Sunday in a new diplomatic effort to make progress in the stalled Gaza ceasefire. Kushner will meet Israel’s prime minister on Monday.The talks aim to salvage the new 15-point, US-backed road map for Hamas to disarm in Gaza and Israel to withdraw from the Palestinian territory shattered by war.At stake are the lives of some 2 million people in Gaza and the reconstruction of the crowded enclave now largely controlled by Israeli forces, more than 10 months since the ceasefire ended major military operations.Select VoiceSelect Speed0.8x0.9x1.0x1.1x1.2x1.5x1.75x00:0000:001.00x
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US envoy Kushner visits Hamas leader in push for Gaza road map before Netanyahu meeting
US envoy Jared Kushner met with the Hamas chief on Sunday in a diplomatic effort to advance a stalled Gaza ceasefire. This rare meeting precedes Kushner's scheduled discussion with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on Monday.
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US envoy Jared Kushner met with the Hamas chief on Sunday in a diplomatic effort to advance a stalled Gaza ceasefire. This rare meeting precedes Kushner's scheduled discussion with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on Monday. The objective of these talks is to revive a US-backed, 15-point road map. This plan outlines Hamas disarming in Gaza and Israel withdrawing from the war-torn Palestinian territory. The outcome of these negotiations is critical for the approximately 2 million residents of Gaza and the ongoing reconstruction efforts in the enclave, which has been largely under Israeli control for over ten months since major military operations ceased.
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Kushner will meet Israel's prime minister on Monday.
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US envoy Jared Kushner met with a Hamas leader on Sunday.
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Gaza is largely controlled by Israeli forces more than 10 months after the ceasefire ended major military operations.
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The talks aim to salvage a 15-point, US-backed road map for Hamas to disarm and Israel to withdraw from Gaza.
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Approximately 2 million people in Gaza are at stake.
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