Jared Kushner, President Trump's Middle East envoy, arrived in Israel on Sunday and is expected to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday as part of renewed talks on a US‑backed Gaza peace plan.

The peace plan, promoted by Trump's Board of Peace, calls for the complete disarmament of Hamas, Israeli troop withdrawal and the establishment of a new civilian Palestinian administration in Gaza. Israel rejected the 15‑point plan last week, stating it would not withdraw until Hamas is fully disarmed. On Sunday, eight Muslim nations issued a joint statement condemning Israel's rejection of the plan.

Kushner met with a Hamas delegation led by Khalil al‑Hayya in Egypt on Sunday, a meeting described by a Palestinian official as the first high‑level contact between the sides since the 2023 ceasefire. The delegation was also attended by envoys Nickolay Mladenov and former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, alongside representatives from Egypt, Qatar and Turkey.

During his visit, Kushner also met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al‑Sisi. Israeli media reported that Mladenov and Blair will meet Netanyahu on Monday to advance the US plan.

Netanyahu has said Israel will not carry out any withdrawal until Hamas is genuinely disarmed, rejecting the Board of Peace's 15‑point document. Far‑right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, in a podcast interview on 15 August, expressed disagreement with the prime minister and advocated for intensified operations, including targeted assassinations, remarks reported by the Associated Press and the Financial Times.

The Israeli military said on Sunday it struck Hamas and Islamic Jihad positions in Khan Younis and Nuseirat, injuring several people living in a tent camp, according to local medics. The ceasefire that took effect on October 10, 2023, remains in place, though the Israeli military has conducted near‑daily strikes since then. Hamas‑run Health Ministry figures, which the UN considers reliable, report more than 1,200 deaths since the ceasefire, including at least 300 children, according to UNICEF.

More than 73,000 people have been killed in Gaza since the war began, including 21,280 children, and about 1.9 million of Gaza's 2.2 million residents have been displaced, UN estimates say. The conflict originated with a Hamas‑led attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, which killed about 1,200 people and took 251 hostage.

Kushner's meetings aim to clarify concrete steps for Hamas disarmament and troop withdrawal, but Israel has insisted that full disarmament must precede any withdrawal, and the outcome remains uncertain as the October election approaches.