Middle East live: US envoy Kushner to meet Netanyahu after talks with Hamas
US envoy Jared Kushner on Monday meets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following talks with Hamas leaders in Egypt aimed at reviving a US-backed Gaza peace plan that Israel has so far rejected. …
HomeMiddle EastLiveMiddle EastIssued on: 17/08/2026 - 06:45Modified: 17/08/2026 - 07:31By:Jared Kushner, U. S President Donald Trump's envoy and son-in-law, meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at a location given as El-Alamein, Egypt, in this handout photo released August 16, 2026. © Egypt presidential handout via ReutersUS envoy Jared Kushner on Monday meets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following talks with Hamas leaders in Egypt aimed at reviving a US-backed Gaza peace plan that Israel has so far rejected. Follow our live blog for the latest updates. Yesterday's developments:US negotiator and PresidentDonald Trump's son-in-lawJared Kushnerheld a rare meeting with theHamaschief on Sunday in a new diplomatic effort to make progress in the stalled Gazaceasefire. Kushner will meet on Monday withIsrael's prime minister, who is under pressure after rejecting the new 15-point, US-backed roadmap. An extremist Israeli lawmaker in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition publicly advocated for killing "30 to 40 people" in Gaza each night, comments that surfaced Sunday and were quickly shared by Palestinianmedia. The top US military commander in the Middle East praised the leadership of the long-deployed USS Lincoln after visiting the sailors on the vessel during a regional tour that ended on Saturday, the US Central Command said. Keywords for this article