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Kushner's Gaza talks with Israel, Hamas end without breakthrough

Kushner's Gaza talks with Israel, Hamas end without breakthrough
Netanyahu-Kushner meet: US General to monitor Hamas disarmament as Israel rejects Gaza exit before weapons handover · livemint.com

Some very important people are trying to help stop a big fight between Israel and a group called Hamas in a place called Gaza.

A man named Jared Kushner, who works for the U.S. President, talked to leaders from both sides.

He met with Israel's leader Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem and with Hamas leader Khalil Al-Hayya in Egypt.

They talked about a plan to end the fighting and rebuild Gaza.

But the two sides cannot agree.

Israel says Hamas must give up all its weapons before Israel stops fighting.

Hamas says Israel must stop attacking and leave first.

The leaders did agree that an American general would watch over Hamas giving up its weapons.

They also agreed to make groups to talk about disarmament and clean water.

But no big agreement was reached yet.

Key facts

Key figures
Jared Kushner, Benjamin Netanyahu, Khalil Al-Hayya, Nikolay Mladenov
Location
Jerusalem, Israel; Egypt
Date
August 17 (Monday)
Casualties since October
Over 1,200 Palestinians and four Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza
Israeli troop control
About 60% of the Gaza Strip
Israeli election
October 27 national election
Agreed working groups
Disarmament and demilitarization; sanitation, clean water and public health
Disarmament oversight
American general to supervise Hamas weapons handover; International Stabilization Force led by Major General Jasper Jeffers

Quotes

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Prime Minister of Israel

“"The first step toward the demilitarisation of the Strip would be to require Hamas to hand over its weapons for decommissioning under the supervision of an American general."”
livemint.com
“The reconstruction of Gaza would not begin until Hamas is fully disarmed, including of light weapons.”
theprint.in

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