Jared Kushner May Visit Israel for Gaza Talks Next Week

U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, could travel to Israel next week for talks aimed at advancing the administration’s Gaza peace plan, according to a source familiar with the matter.

Axios first reported the possible visit, saying Kushner is also expected to meet mediators from Egypt, Qatar and Turkey in Cairo next week as diplomatic efforts over Gaza continue.

The source said Washington and Israel share the objective of disarming Hamas, although Israeli officials have raised concerns that U.S. negotiators are working to address. Kushner’s potential Israel visit would focus on finding a way to implement Trump’s 20-point Gaza plan, introduced in late 2025.

Trump said in late July that an agreement had been reached for the complete disarmament of Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza. Under the proposed phased process, Israeli forces would withdraw as disarmament progresses, while an International Stabilization Force would work alongside a new Palestinian police force to provide security.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces an election scheduled for October, has publicly rejected Trump’s Gaza plan. Hamas, meanwhile, has said it accepted the proposal but argued that implementation depends on Israel first fulfilling commitments, including withdrawing forces and ending attacks.

The Gaza ceasefire has faced repeated violations. Since the truce began in October, Israeli attacks have killed more than 1,250 Palestinians, mostly civilians, according to Gaza health officials. Israeli figures show four soldiers have been killed by militants during the same period. Hamas typically does not disclose its military casualties.

Gaza remains devastated following Israel’s military campaign, which has killed tens of thousands, displaced the enclave’s population and contributed to a severe hunger crisis. Rights experts, scholars and U.N. inquiries have assessed Israel’s actions as genocide.

Israel says its military campaign is an act of self-defense following the Hamas-led October 2023 attack, in which about 1,200 people were killed and more than 250 hostages were taken.