Kushner meets Netanyahu and Hamas leaders on stalled Gaza peace plan
World · 17 August 2026
Written by AI from multiple news reports
US envoy Jared Kushner met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Monday. The meeting lasted three to four hours but produced no breakthrough. Kushner had spoken with Hamas political leaders in Egypt over the weekend as part of efforts to restart a stalled peace process.
The two sides remain far apart. Netanyahu says Israeli forces will not leave Gaza until Hamas gives up all its weapons. He also asked for a US general to oversee that process. Hamas wants Israel to pull back from around 60% of Gaza first. Neither side is willing to move first.
Netanyahu had already rejected a US peace plan one week earlier. He said Israeli military operations in Gaza will continue as needed.