US envoy Jared Kushner met with Hamas’ leader in Egypt on Sunday to push for the group’s disarmament, as Washington attempts to salvage the stalled plan to end one of the region’s ongoing conflicts.
Kushner is also expected to meet on Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who rejected US President Donald Trump’s peace plan.
Israel has also rejected US calls to withdraw from Gaza and Lebanon, demanding that Hamas and Hezbollah disarm first.
Israeli forces bombed Lebanon on Sunday in strikes that Iran regards as violations of a months-old ceasefire, adding pressure to faltering US-Iran negotiations: The White House is searching for new strategies to inflict economic pain on Tehran as Washington prepares measures aimed at creating “economic isolation.”