Kushner, Netanyahu Push Full Hamas Disarmament in 15-Point Gaza Deal

3 articles · Updated · Democracy Now! · Aug 18

Jared Kushner met Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem after Israel rejected a 15-point Gaza plan and backed a revised formula requiring Hamas to be fully disarmed before Israel carries out any obligations.
That shifts the earlier proposal, which paired Hamas’s gradual disarmament and transfer of Gaza governance to an international force with an Israeli withdrawal and ceasefire compliance.
Hamas says the roadmap agreed last month was not open to changes and accuses Israel of violating the October 2025 ceasefire; Israel has kept up near-daily strikes that have directly killed more than 1,200 people.
Kushner had held rare direct talks in Cairo with Hamas political chief Khalil al-Hayya alongside Egyptian, Qatari and Turkish mediators, but no breakthrough emerged.
The tougher terms leave the disarmament plan stalled ahead of Israeli elections, with even a proposed 8,000-member stabilization force lacking clear backing or details.