U.S. Envoy Jared Kushner has issued a firm ultimatum: Gaza will not be rebuilt until Hamas fully disarms and surrenders its weapons.
U.S. and Israeli officials have agreed that an American military general should oversee the demilitarization process, which includes a handover of arms and tunnels.
The agreement calls for joint U.S.-Israeli working groups to address demilitarization and basic civilian needs, but no reconstruction will precede disarmament.
Despite the ceasefire, Israel continues near-daily strikes, and far-right Israeli officials advocate for mass emigration of Palestinians and increased “targeted killings.”
President Trump has publicly urged Israel to halt strikes, citing Hamas’s commitment to disarm, but the region remains on edge amid demands for a lasting peace.
In a high-stakes diplomatic maneuver, U.S. President Donald Trump’s Special Envoy Jared Kushner has declared that the United States will not finance or permit the reconstruction of Gaza until the militant group Hamas is fully demilitarized. The announcement follows a rare in-person meeting between Kushner and Hamas leadership in Cairo, and subsequent talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel. This decisive policy position aims to break the deadlock over the U.S.-backed peace plan and stabilize a region devastated by years of conflict.
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