Jared Kushner meets Hamas on Mideast trip to push Gaza deal

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Jared Kushner meets Hamas on Mideast trip to push Gaza deal

The president's son-in-law and envoy is expected in Jerusalem on Monday for talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who last week rejected the Trump-backed 15-point plan.

August 16, 2026 at 5:21 p.m. EDT

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*Jared Kushner on Sunday also met with Egypt’s president, Abdul Fatah El-Sisi. (Alex Brandon/AP)*

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Mohamad El Chamaa

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Lior Soroka

BEIRUT — Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and envoy, held a rare meeting with Palestinian militant group Hamas on Sunday in Egypt, in an effort to advance a fragile U.S.-backed peace deal for Gaza that was met with opposition from Israel.

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