Eight foreign ministers from Arab and Muslim-majority nations have condemned Israel's refusal to accept the United States-backed roadmap for Gaza, warning it could derail prospects for a lasting settlement.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has publicly rejected the fifteen-point plan drawn up by US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace, but the Trump administration believes the rejection may be driven by domestic political calculations ahead of Israel's election at the end of October.
Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner is understood to be meeting the Israeli prime minister in Jerusalem.
Blake Sifton has more from Israel.
IN: “Netanyahu's far-right coalition...”
OUT: “...actually increased them.”
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Blake Sifton in Israel says Washington's envoy Jared Kushner is pushing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to halt strikes on Gaza and to honour Israel's commitments under the October ceasefire agreement, including allowing hundreds of aid lorries into the territory each day.
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OUT: “...with the militarization.”
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