Key facts
- Jared Kushner will travel to the Middle East next week to discuss plans for ending the conflict in Gaza.
- Kushner, along with Board of Peace officials Nickolay Mladenov and Tony Blair, will visit Israel and then Egypt.
- The trip aims to advance a U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal and a 20-point plan for disarmament.
- The plan includes phased Israeli withdrawal and the establishment of an International Stabilization Force.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has publicly rejected the proposed deal.
- Hamas has stated its agreement to the plan is conditional on Israel fulfilling its commitments.
Jared Kushner, former U.S. envoy and son-in-law to President Donald Trump, is scheduled to travel to the Middle East next week to advance plans for an end to the conflict in Gaza. Kushner, along with Board of Peace high representative Nickolay Mladenov and executive board member Tony Blair, will visit Israel and then travel to Cairo.
The trip aims to move forward with a U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal and a 20-point plan for Gaza that includes the disarmament of Hamas and other armed groups, phased Israeli withdrawal, and the establishment of an International Stabilization Force. The Board of Peace, established by Trump, oversees the fragile ceasefire.
However, the plan faces significant opposition. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has publicly rejected the deal, stating Israel will not withdraw until Hamas is completely disarmed. Hamas, while agreeing to decommission its weapons, has made its acceptance conditional on Israel fulfilling its own commitments. The conflict has resulted in widespread devastation and a humanitarian crisis in Gaza.