Middle East updates: Kushner meets Netanyahu in Jerusalem

The meeting comes amid a stalled post-war Gaza plan and after an Israeli minister called for more Palestinians to be killed in the enclave. Meanwhile, Iran says it is finalizing a deal with Oman on the Strait of Hormuz.

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Middle East updates: Kushner meets Netanyahu in Jerusalem

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