Kushner Lands in Israel for High-Stakes Talks on Gaza Deal Implementation

U.S. envoy Jared Kushner landed in Israel on Sunday, November 9, 2025, ahead of a critical meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu scheduled for Monday. The high-stakes talks are set to focus on the urgent implementation of the U.S.-brokered Gaza ceasefire and peace plan, particularly a developing crisis in the Rafah area.
Kushner, who was instrumental in negotiating the original 20-point peace plan, is arriving to address key sticking points that are testing the fragile truce. The visit, which will reportedly include fellow U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff, will center on the disarmament of Hamas and the stabilization of Gaza.
According to Israeli and U.S. sources, the primary topic will be the “crisis of Hamas fighters in the Rafah area.” The Trump administration has been pushing Israel to accept a U.S.-brokered “amnesty” deal. This plan would allow Hamas fighters still holed up in tunnels beneath the southern Gaza city to surrender their weapons in exchange for safe passage, a model the U.S. hopes to apply to the rest of the enclave.
The U.S. is pushing to accelerate the implementation of the full peace plan, which includes:
* The complete disarmament of Hamas.
* The establishment of an international stabilization force.
* The start of massive reconstruction and development projects, which Kushner has personally championed.
Kushner’s direct intervention signals a new U.S. push to resolve these issues. Prime Minister Netanyahu has, until now, expressed public opposition to any plan that does not include the full dismantling of Hamas’s capabilities. Kushner’s meeting on Monday will be aimed at resolving this deadlock and moving the peace plan into its next phase.