Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Mideast negotiator and Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner has wrapped up an hourslong meeting with Israel's prime minister, days after Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the new U.S.-backed road map on the Gaza ceasefire.

The U.S. seeks Israel’s approval of the road map. Monday's meeting came a day after Kushner met for two hours with the Hamas chief in Egypt.

There is a lot at stake including the lives of some 2 million Palestinians in Gaza, reconstruction of the war-demolished enclave and future control over the territory. Israeli troops now occupy some 60% of the strip.

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