Kushner and Netanyahu agree US general will oversee Hamas disarmament in Gaza

US envoy Jared Kushner and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have agreed that US Major-General Jasper Jeffers will oversee the transfer and decommissioning of Hamas's weapons in Gaza. The understanding, reached during a four-hour meeting in Jerusalem, establishes that no Israeli military withdrawal or reconstruction will occur until Hamas is fully disarmed. While Kushner projects disarmament progress could begin within 30 days, Hamas demands an immediate Israeli pullback to the yellow line before implementing the roadmap.

US general disarmament verification

• ▪US Major-General Jasper Jeffers, who heads the International Stabilization Force, will supervise the weapons transfer to the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza and the International Stabilization Force.
• ▪Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US envoy Jared Kushner agreed that US Major-General Jasper Jeffers will oversee the transfer and decommissioning of Hamas's weapons in Gaza.

Hamas weapons surrender timeline

• ▪US special envoy Jared Kushner estimated that filling in Hamas's tunnels in Gaza could occur within the next 60 to 90 days.
• ▪US special envoy Jared Kushner stated that progress on starting to take some of Hamas's weapons out of Gaza could begin in as little as 30 days.

Israeli withdrawal preconditions

• ▪Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya demanded that Israeli forces halt attacks and withdraw to the yellow line dividing Gaza before implementing the disarmament roadmap.
• ▪Israeli officials stated that Israel will not withdraw its military forces or redeploy from Gaza until Hamas is fully disarmed throughout the territory.

Gaza reconstruction requirements

• ▪US special envoy Jared Kushner confirmed that the United States will not allow Gaza to be rebuilt until demilitarization occurs.
• ▪Israeli officials declared that reconstruction in Gaza will not begin until Hamas has been completely disarmed throughout the Gaza Strip.

Board of Peace negotiations

• ▪Several regional powers, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, issued a joint statement condemning Israel's rejection of the Board of Peace roadmap.
• ▪US special envoy Jared Kushner held a rare, two-hour meeting in Egypt with Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya to discuss the 15-point Gaza peace roadmap.

Kushner-Netanyahu Jerusalem meeting

• ▪The meeting between Jared Kushner and Benjamin Netanyahu was attended by Board of Peace officials Tony Blair and Nickolay Mladenov, alongside senior Israeli security officials.
• ▪US special envoy Jared Kushner and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a four-hour meeting in Jerusalem to discuss the Gaza peace framework.

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