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Marathon US-Israel meeting produces optimism but no firm commitment to American plan for Gaza

Headline from Vail Daily, from the development of Aug 16, 2026

Newest development Aug 18, 2026 · 4 reportsKushner Backs Up Netanyahu’s “Poison Pill” After Meetings With Hamas, Israel

JERUSALEM — A marathon meeting Monday between U.S. negotiator Jared Kushner and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left the fate of the Gaza ceasefire unclear, with officials signaling moderate optimism but offering no concrete commitment by Israel...

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  1. Jared Kushner to visit Israel and Egypt next week with Board of Peace officials to talk Gaza

    Headline from WFMZ Allentown ·

  2. Kushner to meet Netanyahu after talks with Hamas on Gaza plan

    Headline from Al-Monitor ·

  3. Names this update

    Marathon US-Israel meeting produces optimism but no firm commitment to American plan for Gaza

    Headline from Vail Daily ·

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    Kushner Backs Up Netanyahu’s “Poison Pill” After Meetings With Hamas, Israel

    Headline from Truthout ·

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  1. Axios

    Kushner plans to visit Israel next week for Gaza talks (opens Axios)

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    Jared Kushner, President Trump's envoy and son-in-law, is planning to visit Israel next week for talks on the situation in Gaza , according to five sources with knowledge of the plan. Why it matters: This would be Kushner's first trip to Israel since January.

  2. WFMZ Allentown

    US says Kushner may go to Israel for talks on Gaza plan (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    The United States is considering sending presidential envoy Jared Kushner to Israel as President Donald Trump pushes a peace plan for Gaza, an official said Thursday.

  3. Al-Monitor

    Kushner to visit Israel to bridge gaps on Gaza plan (opens Al-Monitor)

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    US President Donald Trump's envoy and son-in-law Jared Kushner will visit Israel next week in hopes of bridging gaps on a Gaza plan rejected by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, officials said Friday. Kushner and Nickolay Mladenov, the high representative for Gaza of Trump's so-called Board of Peac…

  4. The Republic

    Jared Kushner to visit Israel and Egypt next week with Board of Peace officials to talk Gaza (opens The Republic)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and negotiator Jared Kushner will travel to the Middle East next week to try to advance plans for an end to the conflict in Gaza after a deal recently announced by the Trump administration ran into Israeli opposition.

  5. Al-Monitor

    Jared Kushner may visit Israel next week for talks on Gaza, source says (opens Al-Monitor)

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    By Steve Holland and Kanishka Singh Aug 13 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, may visit Israel next week for talks on Gaza, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

  6. The Brunswick News

    Kushner to visit Israel next week for talks on Gaza peace plan (opens The Brunswick News)

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    WASHINGTON — Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and peace envoy, is planning to travel to Israel next week for talks on the situation in Gaza as Washington continues to push for diplomatic progress on its long-delayed peace plan, according…

  7. New York Post

    Jared Kushner to visit Board of Peace officials in Middle East next week to discuss Gaza deal (opens New York Post)

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    Jared Kushner will travel to the Middle East next week to salvage a Gaza ceasefire deal currently facing opposition from Israel.

  8. Al Jazeera

    Kushner to visit Israel after Netanyahu rejects Gaza Board of Peace plan (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Visit to address Israeli opposition to plan for Hamas to disarm, Israel to withdraw from Gaza, board official says.

  9. Philadelphia Inquirer

    With Trump’s Hamas deal in peril, Kushner set to visit Israel for Gaza talks (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    President Donald Trump’s senior aide and son-in-law is set to meet with Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to discuss the Gaza Strip

  10. Al Jazeera

    Hamas leader heads to Cairo for Gaza talks ahead of Kushner visit (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Hamas chief Khalil al-Hayya to meet Egyptian intelligence chief Hassan Rashad in Cairo amid ongoing Gaza tensions.

  11. France 24

    Hamas begins crucial talks with Egypt on Trump's Gaza peace plan (opens France 24)

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    A Hamas delegation began a meeting with Egypt's spy chief on Sunday to discuss ways to advance the implementation of a post-war plan for Gaza, an official from the Palestinian group told AFP.

  12. Al-Monitor

    Trump's envoys in Middle East to push for Gaza peace plan (opens Al-Monitor)

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    By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Donald Trump's envoys meet with Egyptian, Qatari and Turkish mediators in Cairo on Sunday, a diplomatic source said, in a bid to advance the U.S. president's Gaza peace plan, even as Israel pressed on with airstrikes in the enclave.

  13. Al-Monitor

    Trump's envoys meet mediators, Israel strikes Gaza (opens Al-Monitor)

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    By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Donald Trump's envoys met with Egyptian, Qatari and Turkish mediators in Cairo on Sunday, a diplomatic source said, in a bid to advance the U.S. president's Gaza peace plan, even as Israel pressed on with airstrikes in the enclave.

  14. Al-Monitor

    Kushner to meet Netanyahu after talks with Hamas on Gaza plan (opens Al-Monitor)

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    US envoy Jared Kushner is due to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday after holding talks with Hamas leaders in Egypt aimed at reviving a US-backed Gaza peace plan that Israel has so far rejected.

  15. Al-Monitor

    Kushner meets Netanyahu after talks with Hamas on Gaza plan (opens Al-Monitor)

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    President Donald Trump's envoy Jared Kushner met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday afte

  16. Al-Monitor

    Kushner meets with Hamas in push to revive Gaza plan (opens Al-Monitor)

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    US President Donald Trump's son-in-law and envoy Jared Kushner met Hamas's new leader in Egypt on Sunday, sources with knowledge of the talks told AFP, in a push to revive a Gaza peace plan rejected by Israel.

  17. Al-Monitor

    Hamas expects meeting with Kushner as US pushes Gaza plan (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Hamas sources said on Sunday that they expected to meet in Egypt with US envoy Jared Kushner, as President Donald Trump's administration seeks to push forward a Gaza peace plan rejected by Israel. Two weeks after Hamas publicly signed on to the latest phase of the deal, Kushner, who is Trump's son-i…

  18. Axios

    Kushner meets Hamas leaders to push Gaza demilitarization (opens Axios)

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    President Trump's envoy Jared Kushner met Hamas leaders in Egypt on Sunday to press them to carry out their commitment to disarm , according to two sources familiar with the meeting. Why it matters: This was Kushner's first meeting with Hamas leaders since the signing of the agreement to end the war…

  19. End Time Headlines

    Kushner meets Hamas leaders in Egypt (opens End Time Headlines)

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    According to a report from World Israel News, Jared Kushner, special envoy to U.S. President Donald Trump, held an unusual meeting Sunday in Egypt with senior Hamas officials. The encounter, first detailed by Barak Ravid on Israel’s Channel 12 News citing sources involved in the process, marks a sig…

  20. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Kushner has a rare meeting with Hamas' leader on the Gaza road map. A meeting with Netanyahu is next (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    U.S. negotiator Jared Kushner has held a rare meeting with the Hamas chief in Egypt in a push to make progress on the stalled Gaza ceasefire

  21. PBS NewsHour

    Kushner has rare meeting with Hamas' leader on Gaza road map. A meeting with Netanyahu is next (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    The talks aim to salvage the new 15-point, U.S.-backed road map for Hamas to disarm in Gaza and Israel to withdraw from the Palestinian territory shattered by war.

  22. Triblive

    Kushner has rare meeting with Hamas’ leader on the Gaza road map. A meeting with Netanyahu is next (opens Triblive)

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    CAIRO — U.S. negotiator and President Donald Trump ‘s son-in-law Jared Kushner held a rare meeting with the Hamas chief on Sunday in a new diplomatic effort to make progress in the stalled Gaza ceasefire .

  23. Al Jazeera

    Kushner meets Hamas leaders in Egypt to push Trump’s Gaza plan (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Trump envoy has pushed for disarmament to end any future Hamas role in running Gaza, diplomatic sources tell AFP.

  24. BBC News

    Trump envoy Kushner meets Hamas leader to push Gaza peace plan (opens BBC News)

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    The rare meeting comes a week after Israel rejected Donald Trump's peace plan for Gaza.

  25. NPR

    Kushner meets with Hamas on the Gaza road map ahead of talks with Netanyahu (opens NPR)

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    Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law, held a rare meeting with Hamas leadership Sunday in Egypt, in a new diplomatic effort to make progress in the stalled Gaza ceasefire.

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