A senior Palestinian official told The Times of Israel that Jared Kushner assured him Israel will stop striking Gaza starting Sunday, August 2. The claim, relayed overnight, follows a similar report from Palestinian factions sources saying mediators informed them of a halt to Israeli escalation. No official Israeli confirmation has been published.
A senior Palestinian official told The Times of Israel overnight that Jared Kushner, the former US envoy, assured him that Israel would cease military strikes on the Gaza Strip starting Sunday, August 2. The official, who was not named, described the assurance as coming directly from Kushner during recent consultations.
This report follows a similar bulletin The Zioneer published at 01:16 Jerusalem, in which a source from the Palestinian factions told the Quds network that mediators — including an official named Maldanov — informed them that Israel would halt military escalation and targeted killings from Sunday. That source said they were awaiting an official Israeli announcement.
The new claim adds a specific US figure to the story, but the substance remains identical: a promise that Israeli operations in Gaza would stop on Sunday. Neither the Israeli government, the IDF, nor the US administration has confirmed any such commitment. The reports come amid a broader diplomatic landscape that has included multiple ceasefire proposals and denials. As The Zioneer has reported in recent weeks, various Palestinian and US sources have floated timelines for pauses in fighting, none of which have materialized with official Israeli backing.
What remains open: whether this new claim reflects a genuine diplomatic breakthrough or a unilateral Palestinian interpretation of ongoing mediation efforts. No Israel Defense Forces or Prime Minister's Office statement has been issued, and no change in operational posture has been reported by Israeli military correspondents.
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