Issues being discussed include increasing food aid deliveries, the hostage crisis and post-war plans for the region

US President Donald Trump was presiding over a policy meeting on the Gaza war on Wednesday with input from former British prime minister Tony Blair and former Trump Middle East envoy Jared Kushner, a senior White House official said.

Trump, top White House officials, Blair and Kushner were discussing all aspects of the Gaza issue, including escalating food aid deliveries, the hostage crisis, post-war plans and more, the official said.

The official described the session as “simply a policy meeting”, the type frequently held by Trump and his team.

Kushner, who is married to Trump’s daughter Ivanka, was a key White House adviser in Trump’s first term on Middle East issues.