Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times,
U.S. special envoy Jared Kushner was meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Aug. 17 as Washington sought Israel’s support for a 15-point roadmap aimed at advancing President Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza.
Monday’s discussions were expected to focus on dismantling Hamas’s military capabilities, transferring civilian and security control in Gaza to a new Palestinian administration, and the conditions for an Israeli withdrawal.
The meeting follows Kushner’s talks on Sunday with senior Hamas official Khalil al-Hayya in Egypt, according to diplomatic sources who spoke to Reuters. It marks the second known direct engagement between Trump administration envoys and representatives of the U.S.-designated terrorist group.
Israeli sources separately confirmed to Epoch Magazine Israel that Kushner met with a Hamas representative in Cairo, although they did not identify the individual.
Hamas said in an official statement that a delegation led by al-Hayya had met under Egyptian sponsorship with mediators and guarantors of the Gaza ceasefire agreement. The statement did not identify Kushner or the other participants.
The group expr
