Kushner Presses Israel on Cairo Gaza Ceasefire Plan

United States envoy Jared Kushner is due to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv on Monday to press Israel to comply with a 15-point roadmap aimed at securing a Gaza ceasefire.

The planned session comes after talks in Cairo involving Kushner and international mediators, where they held direct discussions with a Hamas delegation led by Khalil al-Hayya to build support for what officials described as a U.S.-backed framework.

Cairo talks and the 15-point framework

Officials said the 15-point proposal sets out a Officials said the 15-point proposal sets out a phased halt to hostilities and calls for the withdrawal of Israeli forces as part of its implementation sequence. It also outlines a governance transition involving a technocratic Palestinian administration.

According to the same outline, the proposed administration would be backed by an international stabilization force, a component intended to support the transition described in the roadmap. Competing conditions slow implementation Hamas has signaled acceptance of the terms, officials said, but the process has not moved forward amid Israeli objections.

The dispute centers on how to order disarmament steps and the withdrawal of Israeli forces within the phased plan.

officials have voiced growing frustration with the Israeli

U.S. officials have voiced growing frustration with the Israeli government over the stalled progress. They have accused Israeli leadership of seeking to slow the process by introducing additional reservations to the roadmap.

Washington’s push and regional reactions

Officials described the current effort as a notable adjustment in U.S. engagement, with Washington seeking to move past Israeli resistance to the proposal. The diplomacy in Cairo and the scheduled Tel Aviv meeting were presented as part of that approach.

With other regional foreign policy initiatives facing setbacks, officials said the Trump administration is placing greater emphasis on the Gaza file as a key objective. The Monday meeting is expected to focus on Israel’s adherence to the framework and the conditions attached to its implementation.

In parallel, a coalition of eight Arab and Muslim nations issued a joint statement condemning Israel’s rejection of the roadmap. The statement warned that continued obstruction could undermine the wider regional peace effort referenced by the group.

Despite the reported Hamas signal of acceptance and ongoing mediation, the roadmap’s next steps remain uncertain, with progress dependent on whether the parties can reconcile disagreements over sequencing and move from outline to implementation.