Kushner to visit Israel for Gaza talks next week
Special envoy of US President Donald Trump, Jared Kushner, plans to visit Israel next week to negotiate on the situation in the Gaza Strip.
Consensus
- Jared Kushner plans to visit Israel next week.
- The visit is focused on negotiations regarding the situation in the Gaza Strip.
- Kushner will travel with Nikolay Mladenov, the high representative of the 'Council of Peace' for Gaza.
- Kushner is expected to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
- Additional meetings with other senior Israeli officials are planned.
- The talks are part of efforts by the White House and the 'Council of Peace' (Trump's initiative) to advance the next phase of the Gaza plan.
- The plan centers on disarming Hamas and the potential withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza.
Points of divergence
- Kushner may also visit other Middle Eastern countries to meet regional leaders involved in resolving the Gaza issue. — vesti
- Netanyahu rejected a 15-point document on Gaza proposed by the 'Council of Peace', stating that Israel will not withdraw troops until Hamas is fully disarmed, including heavy weapons, and insists on 'real, not fictitious' disarmament. — vedomosti
- Mladenov met with Netanyahu on August 3 and called for an end to attacks on the Gaza Strip. — vedomosti
- The visit will be Kushner's first to Israel since January. — vesti
- Russia is ready to organize a visit by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Moscow and Kyiv within 7–10 days, once their plans are known. — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Kushner plans to visit Israel next week for talks on Gaza — Вести
- Axios: Kushner will fly to Israel next week for talks on Gaza — Ведомости
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