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Muslim states condemn Israel over Gaza peace roadmap

8/20/2026

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Kushner Meets Netanyahu

Envoy Jared Kushner met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Aug. 17, 2026, to discuss Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan.
Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Pakistan and Indonesia issued statement blaming Israel for obstructing Gaza peace plan.
Airstrikes killed at least 1,260 Palestinians since October 2025 ceasefire, half women and children.
Hamas said it not disarm until Israel stops strikes and withdraws to yellow line.

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Kushner Discusses Gaza

U.S. envoy Jared Kushner met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on August 17, 2026, to discuss Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan.
The warning said Hamas refusal would trigger an Israeli strike, self-defence, pledging weapons removal in 30 days, tunnel sealing in 60-90 days.
Kushner met Hamas chief Khalil al-Hayya in Cairo on August 15.
Tony Blair and Nickolay Mladenov attended as Israel and Board of Peace formed working groups.

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Kushner Discusses

U.S. envoy Jared Kushner met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on August 17, 2026, to discuss President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan.
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and other Muslim-majority countries condemned Israel’s rejection of the roadmap in a statement.
Israel said it completed reviews of 150 conduct incidents from the Gaza war.
Health officials reported at least 1,273 Palestinian deaths from Israeli strikes since October 2025 ceasefire.

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The Gaza Health Ministry reported that women and children accounted for roughly half of the Palestinian deaths caused by Israeli strikes since the October 2025 ceasefire.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center-leaning coverage.

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Historical Context

The 1978 Camp David Accords, signed by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin under U.S. President Jimmy Carter, returned the 23,000-sq-km Sinai to Egypt in the 1979 peace treaty. That precedent of U.S. diplomatic pressure guides Jared Kushner’s August 2026 meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to advance a Gaza cease-fire plan.

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Kushner Meets Netanyahu

Envoy Jared Kushner met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Aug. 17, 2026, to discuss Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan.
Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Pakistan and Indonesia issued statement blaming Israel for obstructing Gaza peace plan.
Airstrikes killed at least 1,260 Palestinians since October 2025 ceasefire, half women and children.
Hamas said it not disarm until Israel stops strikes and withdraws to yellow line.

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