Jared Kushner will visit Israel and Cairo next week with Board of Peace officials, including Nickolay Mladenov and Tony Blair, to push a U.S.-brokered plan for Gaza. The meetings aim to support a demilitarized Gaza and technocratic Palestinian committees preparing to govern and rebuild the territory. Israel has publicly rejected the administration’s disarmament-and-withdrawal proposal, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying Israel will not pull back until Hamas is fully disarmed. The plan builds on an October ceasefire that paused major operations and secured hostage releases, but progress has since stalled.
Kushner to Visit Israel and Egypt Next Week to Advance U.S.-Brokered Gaza Plan
Displaced Palestinian beekeepers harvest honey from beehives at al-Dabba family bee farm, in Gaza city, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
WASHINGTON — Jared Kushner, former senior White House adviser and son-in-law of former President Donald Trump, will travel to Israel and Egypt next week with senior officials from the Board of Peace as part of an effort to advance a U.S.-brokered plan for Gaza, an official said.
The official — who spoke on condition of anonymity because the trip’s itinerary is still being finalized — said Kushner will arrive in Israel on Sunday accompanied by the Board of Peace’s high representative, Nickolay Mladenov, and executive board member and former British prime minister Tony Blair. The delegation is then scheduled to travel to Cairo.
In Cairo, the delegation is expected to meet with technocratic Palestinian committees that have been preparing for several months to assume administrative authority in Gaza under the proposed ceasefire arrangement. The trip was previously reported by Axios.
“These meetings are intended to demonstrate the commitment of the Board of Peace to see peace, prosperity and sustainable security emerge,” the official said, adding the goal is a demilitarized Gaza in which Hamas cedes control to allow reconstruction of the devastated territory.
That vision, however, has run into public resistance from Israel. The Trump administration’s recent proposal — calling for Hamas to decommission its weapons and for Israeli forces to withdraw — was accepted in principle by Hamas according to administration statements, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel will not withdraw until Hamas is fully disarmed.
The proposal was viewed by some diplomats as a potential breakthrough built on an October ceasefire that halted major military operations and led to the release of remaining hostages held in Gaza. But implementation of the broader agreement has stalled on several fronts, and differences between Israel and the Board of Peace complicate next steps.
Background: The Board of Peace was created by the Trump administration to help oversee a fragile ceasefire and coordinate reconstruction and governance arrangements in Gaza. The upcoming visits aim to restart diplomatic momentum and address outstanding security, political and logistical questions.
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