JERUSALEM — Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump’s adviser Jared Kushner held talks in West Jerusalem on Monday to discuss the second phase of a Gaza ceasefire agreement, Israeli media said.
Israeli Channel 12 said the discussions at Netanyahu’s office focus on the further implementation of the ceasefire deal, which took effect on Oct. 10.
Kushner, the son-in-law of Trump, and US Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff played a vital role in brokering the agreement. He arrived in Israel late Sunday for talks with Israeli officials.
Phase one of the deal included the release of Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.
Under the ceasefire, the Palestinian group Hamas released 20 Israeli captives alive and handed over the remains of 26 out of 28, most of them Israelis.
Israel, however, claimed that one of the bodies received did not match any of its listed captives.
The second phase of the plan envisages the rebuilding of Gaza and the establishment of a new governing mechanism without Hamas.
Since October 2023, Israel’s genocidal war has killed more than 69,000 people and injured more than 170,600, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. — Anadolu Agency
