Kushner to hold talks with Netanyahu after Hamas meeting

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is due to meet Donald Trump's envoy and son-in-law Jared Kushner, a day after Mr Kushner held a rare meeting with Hamas officials in Egypt, in a bid to push forward the US President's Gaza peace plan.

A diplomatic source said Hamas leader Khalil Al-Hayya was present at some of the meetings that mediators held with Mr Kushner and Mr Trump's Board of Peace envoy for Gaza Nickolay Mladenov in Cairo yesterday.

A picture released by host Egypt did not include Mr al-Hayya, but showed Mr Kushner at a table alongside members of the Board of Peace. Qatar and Turkey, key mediators alongside Egypt, also joined.

It marks Mr Kushner's second known meeting with representatives of Hamas, the Palestinian militant group designated a terrorist movement by the United States.

He previously met Hamas officials alongside US envoy Steve Witkoff in October 2025, helping clinch a deal that led to a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of remaining hostages seized by Hamas in the 7 October 2023 attacks on Israel.

President Trump said in late July a deal was reached for the complete disarmament ‌of Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza.

However, Mr Netanyahu, who is seeking re-election at a vote due in October, has publicly rejected Mr Trump's plan.

President Trump had said the deal would be carried out in phases, with Israeli forces withdrawing from Gaza as disarmament proceeded and an International Stabilization Force working with a new Palestinian police force to secure the enclave.

Hamas has said it agreed to the plan but the deal's implementation would depend on Israel first meeting its own commitments, including withdrawal and halting attacks.