Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and senior members of the White House peace council have held talks with a Hamas delegation in Egypt, as diplomatic efforts to end the war in Gaza intensify. The meetings come ahead of a particularly sensitive encounter between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Kushner, who is attempting to advance a comprehensive framework aimed at concluding the conflict.
Eight Muslim-majority nations have issued a joint statement claiming that Israel bears responsibility for delays in implementing the proposed peace plan. The countries specifically asserted that Israel’s rejection of a 15-point proposal directly undermines Trump’s efforts to bring the war to an end. The statement represents a coordinated diplomatic response to what these nations view as Israeli obstruction of peace negotiations.
Kushner, who played a prominent role in Trump’s first administration’s Middle East initiatives, has been tasked with reviving diplomatic channels to resolve the year-long conflict in Gaza. The involvement of multiple international actors—including Egypt as a mediator and various Muslim nations as observers—underscores the high stakes and complexity of the current negotiations.
The accusations from the eight nations suggest growing international frustration with the pace of progress, with several parties now publicly assigning blame for the stalled talks. Whether Netanyahu’s meeting with Kushner will produce a shift in Israel’s negotiating position remains uncertain, but the high-level diplomatic activity signals that efforts to achieve a ceasefire remain active despite considerable obstacles.
Source: Ynet — Original article in Hebrew.
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