Jared Kushner, a Trump envoy and the president's son-in-law, sat down with Hamas leadership in Egypt on August 16, 2026, in an effort to break a deadlock in Gaza ceasefire negotiations, according to NPR.
The encounter was described as rare. It came roughly one week after Israel turned down Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan, BBC News reported, and Kushner's talks were aimed at mapping out a path forward before any resumed discussions with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
NPR said the ceasefire process had stalled at the time of the meeting, and the session was intended to advance a new diplomatic push on Gaza. The meeting in Egypt represented an attempt to rebuild momentum after Israel's rejection of the Trump proposal.