According to a report, US Special Envoy Jared Kushner is expected to meet with Hamas representatives in Cairo alongside Egyptian, Qatari, and Turkish mediators. Hamas says it is prepared to hand over its weapons to a Palestinian technocratic body, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected the proposed sequencing, insisting on full disarmament before any Israeli withdrawal. The disagreement remains a major obstacle in the negotiations.
US Special Envoy Jared Kushner is expected to meet with Hamas representatives in Cairo alongside Egyptian, Qatari, and Turkish mediators, as negotiations over the Gaza Strip's future continue. The report follows a day of intensive diplomatic activity in which Kushner met with senior Hamas officials and emphasized that Israeli withdrawals are contingent on the terror group's disarmament.
The expected meeting comes after a sequence of reports earlier today. At approximately 12:30 Jerusalem time, unconfirmed reports from Al Jazeera indicated that Kushner would meet Hamas leadership in Cairo. Within the same hour, i24NEWS cited a source confirming that Kushner and senior members of the Peace Council were scheduled to meet a Hamas delegation. Shortly afterward, Barak Ravid (N12) reported, citing a source familiar with the meeting, that the discussion between Kushner and senior Hamas officials had taken place, with Kushner stressing that further Israeli withdrawals would be carried out in exchange for Hamas's disarmament.
The core obstacle remains the sequencing of disarmament and Israeli withdrawal. Hamas has indicated willingness to hand over its weapons to a Palestinian technocratic body, a position reported in earlier rounds of talks. However, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insists on full disarmament before any military withdrawal. Netanyahu reinforced this position by rejecting the 15-point peace plan earlier this month, as The Zioneer reported on Sunday, August 9.
The dispute over the order of disarmament and withdrawal remains the central obstacle in the talks. The new meeting in Cairo has not been officially confirmed.
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