- Jared Kushner met with Hamas leaders in Egypt before discussing disarmament with Netanyahu in Jerusalem.
- Netanyahu and Kushner discussed putting an American general in charge of verifying Hamas's disarmament on Monday, an Israeli official said.
- Kushner stated that progress towards disarming Hamas could begin within a month.
- The comments came as Kushner and Netanyahu agreed that an American general would verify Hamas's disarmament, an Israeli official said.
- The two sides "agreed that no redeployment or reconstruction would take place in the Gaza Strip before Hamas is disarmed throughout Gaza", a senior Israeli official told AFP.
- "It was also agreed that the first step toward the demilitarisation of the Strip would be to require Hamas to hand over its weapons for decommissioning under the supervision of an American general", the official said.
- The understanding marks a new attempt by President Donald Trump's administration to satisfy Israel after Netanyahu, facing a tough re-election fight, publicly rejected the latest part of a US plan aimed at ending the devastating Gaza war.
Jared Kushner and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met to discuss a plan for disarming Hamas, with an American general overseeing the process. The two leaders agreed that no reconstruction in Gaza would occur until Hamas is fully disarmed.1234567
Kushner stated, "We could be seeing progress... in as little as 30 days, hopefully starting to take some of the weapons out, and hopefully, you know, filling in some of the tunnels as well," during an interview in Tel Aviv. This initiative marks a significant step by the Trump administration to address Israel's security concerns amid ongoing tensions.
An Israeli official confirmed that the first step would involve Hamas handing over its weapons for decommissioning under the supervision of a US general.
The understanding comes as Netanyahu faces a challenging re-election campaign and has publicly rejected parts of a US peace plan aimed at resolving the Gaza conflict.
An official from Trump's "Board of Peace" emphasized that "every weapon collected will be fully decommissioned so it cannot be used again", while also affirming Israel's right to self-defense.
The roadmap agreed by Hamas on July 30 indicated that the disarmament would be supervised by the International Stabilization Force, which aims to deploy to Gaza if conditions improve.
“Kushner emphasized that disarmament efforts could start within a month, aiming to remove weapons and fill tunnels. This initiative follows a roadmap agreed by Hamas, which includes supervision by the International Stabilization Force if the situation stabilizes.”
