🔺 Hamas’s approval of the second phase of the Gaza plan; Kushner meets Netanyahu

▪ Jared Kushner, special envoy of Donald Trump, the president of the United States, met with Khalil al-Hayya, the leader of Hamas, on Sunday in El Alamein, a coastal city in Egypt. After this meeting, Hamas announced that it had “accepted” the roadmap for the second phase of Mr. Trump’s plan.

▪ Based on a statement by the group, the second phase includes a permanent ceasefire, a complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, the continuation of humanitarian aid, and the start of reconstruction.

▪ Hamas urged mediators and the peace delegation to pressure Israel into carrying out the commitments of the first phase.

▪ According to a report by Axios, Hamas’s statement did not explicitly mention disarmament, but Hamas leaders reaffirmed their commitment to disarmament and the civilianization of Gaza.