Kushner and Netanyahu agree U.S. general should oversee Hamas ‘demilitarization,’ source says - NBC News
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. envoy Jared Kushner have agreed that the demilitarization of Gaza should be overseen by an American military general. The plan mandates that Hamas must surrender its weapons and that no reconstruction efforts will begin until the enclave is fully disarmed and the IDF's security requirements are met.
Why it matters
This agreement marks a significant diplomatic shift in the Gaza conflict, potentially aligning U.S. and Israeli strategies while highlighting ongoing tensions regarding the future of Palestinian governance and regional stability.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and envoy Jared Kushner on Monday agreed that the Gaza Strip’s “demilitarization” should start with a Hamas weapons handover supervised by an American military general, according to a senior Israeli official. The agreement came during an hourslong meeting, which followed rare talks between the leader of Hamas, Kushner and other members of Trump’s Board of Peace — part of a renewed push to revive a Gaza peace plan endorsed by Trump and Hamas but rejected by Israel. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the details of the meeting provided by the senior Israeli official. U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair joined Netanyahu and Kushner.
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