Kushner meets with Hamas on the Gaza road map ahead of talks with Netanyahu

Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law, held a rare meeting with Hamas leadership Sunday in Egypt, in a new diplomatic effort to make progress in the stalled Gaza ceasefire.

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Kushner meets with Hamas on the Gaza road map ahead of talks with Netanyahu

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U.S. negotiator Jared Kushner, pictured in June, held a rare meeting with Hamas in Egypt, in a push to make progress on the stalled Gaza ceasefire plan.

Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law, held a rare meeting with Hamas leadership Sunday in Egypt, in a new diplomatic effort to make progress in the stalled Gaza ceasefire.

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