Trump envoy Kushner's Gaza talks end without breakthrough

On August 13–18, 2026, President Trump's envoy Jared Kushner visited Israel and Gaza for peace talks. On August 18, talks ended without Israeli commitment to Trump's Gaza plan, despite Kushner urging Netanyahu to test Hamas disarmament.

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Kushner set to visit Israel, Egypt next week for Gaza talks

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Jared Kushner, President Trump's envoy and son-in-law, is planning to visit Israel next week for talks on the situation in Gaza , according to five sources with knowledge of the plan. Why it matters: This would be Kushner's first trip to Israel since January. It comes as the White House and Trump's Board of Peace are trying to push forward with the next phase of the Gaza plan, which focuses on dis

Kushner urges Netanyahu to test Hamas disarmament in Gaza

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President Trump adviser Jared Kushner told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday that the U.S. wants Israel to take "small steps" in Gaza to test whether Hamas' commitment to start disarming is genuine, a U.S. official said. Why it matters: The four-hour meeting took place amid deep skepticism from Netanyahu about the U.S. plan for Gaza — and ahead of an October election that makes t

Kushner Gaza talks end without Israeli commitment

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President Trump’s envoy Jared Kushner ended two days of talks with Hamas and Israeli leaders without a breakthrough on Washington’s Gaza plan. He met Hamas political leader Khalil al-Hayya in Egypt on Sunday and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Monday [aawsat.com#2][vaildaily.com#1][brecorder.com#1][theglobeandmail.com#1]. Hamas said it remained committed to the US-backed

Israeli strike kills six at Gaza City port

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An Israeli airstrike killed at least six Palestinians, including a child, at Gaza City’s port on Tuesday, Gaza health officials and civil defense authorities said [aawsat.com#1][alarabiya.net#1][aawsat.com#2][thenationalnews.com#1][rte.ie#1]. Accounts of the number wounded varied: Al-Shifa Hospital said it initially received five bodies and 13 injured people, with one wounded person later dying, w

Israel defends strike on Syria as U.S. frustration with Bibi grows

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Israel told the Trump administration its recent attack on a Syrian airbase was aimed at preventing a Turkish military buildup in the area, U.S. and Israeli officials said. Why it matters: The unusual strike has exacerbated tensions in the region between three close U.S. partners, just as the Trump administration is trying to prevent further escalation. President Trump sees his approach to Ahmed al

Trump dangles Netanyahu endorsement in pressure campaign on Gaza

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President Trump is dangling the possibility of an endorsement in Israel’s late October election as he seeks to pressure Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to move forward on his Gaza peace plan. Trump, in an interview with Fox News on Monday, said it’s “appropriate” for him to stay out of the Israeli elections on October...

Israel's Ben-Gvir advocates killing '30 to 40' people in Gaza nightly while speaking to ex-hostage

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Netanyahu’s key ally, Minister of National Security Ben-Gvir, has called for Israel to murder 30 to 40 Palestinians in Gaza every night. He said Palestinians “are people who are not worthy of life. They shouldn’t live. They’re not even people.” #GazaGenocide #inhumanevil apnews.com/article/ben-... An extremist official in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet has advocated for killing “30 to

Syrian foreign minister to Axios: Israeli bombing of airbase was unjustified

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Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani told Axios Wednesday that he made clear to Israel his government wasn't working with Turkey to amass a military presence at a Syrian airbase — but Israel went ahead and attacked the site anyway. Why it matters: The early Tuesday morning strike on the Abu al-Duhur airbase has heightened tensions among three close U.S. partners in the region, just as the Tru

An extremist Israeli lawmaker in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition publicly advocated for killing "30 to 40" people in Gaza each night, comments that surfaced Sunday and were quickly share

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An extremist Israeli lawmaker in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition publicly advocated for killing "30 to 40" people in Gaza each night, comments that surfaced Sunday and were quickly shared by Palestinian media. https:// ca.news.yahoo.com/israels-ben- gvir-advocates-killing-023355432.html

Bless You [Mr. Lovenstein]

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J. L. Westover | [TinyView](https://tinyview.com/mrlovenstein/2026/08/19/bless-you) ::: spoiler Secret Panel ![](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/ea766e9a-84b8-4ad5-9a02-5c431023f9b1.png) ::: ::: spoiler Transcript A comic in 4 panels Panel 1: Satan, red skinned, sporting a goatee and loincloth holds his arms out, pitchfork in one hand and sneezes hard. A demon blob is in front of him. (Satan does

'That includes – six political and church sources say – when the prime minister was twice ambushed in his hotel lobby by far-right figures boasting of being fed “private intel” on his location. 'The m

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'That includes – six political and church sources say – when the prime minister was twice ambushed in his hotel lobby by far-right figures boasting of being fed “private intel” on his location. 'The motley crew of agitators enlisted for stunts include McIntyre, who has links to neo-Nazis, as well as fringe politicians and pro-Putin conspiracists ... using already-notorious figures from outside the