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10 sources · 17 AUG 2026

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Jared Kushner held meetings with Hamas officials in Egypt and then with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel to try to revive a stalled 15-point Gaza plan backed by President Trump's Board of Peace. Netanyahu made clear Israeli forces would not withdraw from Gaza and would continue operations, insisting on disarmament before any pullback, and an Israeli official said the meeting produced no breakthrough. Trump separately said Israel should stop striking Gaza, and more than 1,200 Palestinians have reportedly been killed since the ceasefire took effect, according to Gaza health officials.

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Left 4 sources

Netanyahu and Kushner talks make no breakthrough on stalled Gaza deal

Left outlets (Washington Post, Guardian, Al Jazeera, NBC) frame the talks similarly as a diplomatic effort to salvage a plan Israel has rejected, emphasizing that Kushner's meeting with Hamas was 'rare' and that Netanyahu faces pressure. Several articles (Guardian, Al Jazeera) add context on Palestinian casualties since the ceasefire and note the Board of Peace's composition lacking Palestinian representation, and that talks ended with 'no breakthrough' as Netanyahu insisted on disarmament before withdrawal.

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Center 5 sources

Trump envoy Kushner meets Netanyahu after Hamas talks on peace plan

Center outlets (France 24, Axios, BBC, DW, NPR) frame the story as a procedural diplomatic push: Kushner shuttling between Hamas in Egypt and Netanyahu in Israel to salvage the 15-point plan. Coverage is heavy on granular detail of the meetings' logistics (who attended, what was discussed, disarmament mechanics) and includes substantial context on Israeli domestic politics, the October election, casualty figures, and internal Israeli cabinet dissent (e.g., Ben Gvir comments).

BBC News

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Right 1 source

Trump Says Israel Should Stop Striking Gaza

The single LR sample is a brief WSJ blurb noting Trump's call for Israel to stop striking Gaza amid the Kushner-Netanyahu meeting, too short to characterize a distinct framing but consistent with the broader narrative of tension between Trump's push and Netanyahu's rejection of the disarmament plan.

The Wall Street Journal

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