Kushner to meet with Netanyahu in Israel, aiming to salvage Gaza deal

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Kushner to meet with Netanyahu in Israel, aiming to salvage Gaza deal

President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and envoy first held rare talks with Hamas's new leader in Egypt over the weekend in his effort to advance the stalled 15-point plan.

August 17, 2026 at 6:30 a.m. EDT

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*Jared Kushner, shown at the State of the Union address in February, will be joined by Board of Peace Director Nickolay Mladenov and former British prime minister Tony Blair, a member of the body’s executive board. (Nathan Howard/Reuters)*

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Mohamad El Chamaa

and

Lior Soroka

BEIRUT — Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and envoy, is expected to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Monday after holding rare talks with Hamas in Egypt in an effort to advance a stalled Gaza peace deal.

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