US President Donald Trump’s peace envoy Jared Kushner says Washington will not allow Gaza to be rebuilt until the Palestinian enclave is fully demilitarised. Kushner made the comments after meeting Hamas officials in Cairo and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The US would not allow the reconstruction of Gaza until the Palestinian enclave is fully demilitarised, President Donald Trump’s peace envoy Jared Kushner said following meetings with Hamas officials and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, held a rare in-person meeting with Hamas officials in Cairo on Sunday and spoke with Netanyahu the following day. According to the envoy, Hamas reaffirmed its support for Trump’s peace plan and committed to “giving up their weapons.”
“Time will tell whether that’s going to be implemented,” Kushner told Fox News’ Trey Yingst.
“We have a plan to rebuild Gaza, but we will not allow Gaza to be rebuilt until the demilitarisation occurs,” Kushner said. “Nobody wants to put more money into a place that’s gone on for so long if it’s just going to be taken over by terrorists or blown up again,” he added.
