Bloomberg
Zonszein: Gaza Peace Plan Hinges on Concessions
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Jared Kushner met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem and separately with a Hamas leader in Egypt. According to Bloomberg, Kushner told Netanyahu that the Israeli army would not be required to withdraw from Gaza until Hamas disarms. Mairav Zonszein, Senior Analyst for Israel at the International Crisis Group, discussed the peace plan's prospects with Bloomberg.
