Jared Kushner, Special Envoy for Peace and US President Donald Trump's son-in-law, may visit Israel and other regional countries next week to discuss the situation in Gaza, five sources with knowledge of the plan said on Thursday.
The plans were reported earlier by Axios, which also said that Kushner was planning to meet mediators from Egypt, Qatar and Turkey as well next week in Cairo.
"We agree with the Israelis on the goal of disarming Hamas but they have expressed concerns which are valid and we have been working through them," a source told Reuters, asking not to be identified.
The goal of a Kushner visit to Israel will be to "find a pathway to move forward with implementation of the 20 point plan" that Trump put forward for Gaza in late 2025, the source added.
Kushner will meet with Nickolay Mladenov, the head of the Gaza Board of Peace, as well as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior Israeli officials, Axios reported.
He is also expected to meet with mediators from Egypt Qatar, and Turkey in Cairo, a source told Axios.
This trip would be the first time Kushner has visited Israel since January, coming as the Board of Peace is trying to move towards the next phase of the Gaza peace plan.
CENTCOM Commander Cooper visits Israel
CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper visited Israel on Monday and spoke to senior IDF commanders about US-Israeli military relations and the war with Iran.
Cpt.Tim Hawkins, a spokesperson for US Central Command (CENTCOM) told The Jerusalem Post that reports that Cooper said during his visit to Israel that he had pushed for renewed strikes against Iran were untrue.
Hawkins told the Post that claims that Cooper had pushed for a resumption of the conflict against Iran were "an outright fabrication. It's not true at all."