High-Level US and International Delegation to Visit Israel and Egypt Following Netanyahu's Stance on Hamas Disarmament

President Donald Trump 's son-in-law Jared Kushner, high representative of Gaza's Board of Peace Nickolay Mladenov, and former UK prime minister Tony Blair are scheduled to travel to Israel and Egypt next week, an official source revealed to The National on Friday. This upcoming diplomatic mission follows Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 's recent rejection of the Hamas disarmament plan proposed by the US-backed Board of Peace, a development that risks creating friction with President Donald Trump .

“In Israel, we will continue the constructive conversations that we are having on how to advance the president’s historic, comprehensive 20-point peace plan,” an official from the Board of Peace informed The National . The official added that both nations share the same ultimate objective: “The United States and Israel agree on the end state, which is a demilitarised Hamas. We will hear the concerns that have been raised and talk about next steps. What is critical is that we both agree on the desired outcome and are finding ways to accelerate progress.”

Discussions in Egypt will involve meetings with Egyptian officials and other regional mediators. “We will concretise next steps on road map implementation,” the source stated. “All of these meetings show the determination of all parties to advance the president’s plan and see peace, prosperity, and sustainable security emerge in a Gaza that is demilitarised and where Hamas has ceded full authority to the Palestinian technocratic government, enabling reconstruction for the benefit of the people of Gaza.”

A US official confirmed that such discussions regarding the trip are ongoing, noting that Washington and Israel share numerous mutual concerns and points of agreement. Previously, President Donald Trump announced that the Board of Peace secured an agreement aimed at the “complete disarmament” of Hamas and other factions in Gaza. Meanwhile, Hamas official Ghazi Hamad described the arrangement as a comprehensive framework tied to Israel implementing initial agreements reached last year in Egypt. However, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu maintained that Israel will maintain its positions in Gaza until Hamas is fully disarmed, despite a ceasefire put into place last October.