Jared Kushner, serving as an envoy for Donald Trump, held a three-hour meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday to discuss the ongoing war in Gaza. Following the meeting, reports regarding the nature of the discussion varied significantly between outlets.

According to a Board of Peace official, the meeting was described as "lengthy, in-depth, and very productive," with both parties reaching an agreement on a path forward. A senior Israeli official stated that the consensus reached was that no reconstruction or redeployment of forces would occur in the Gaza Strip until Hamas is fully disarmed.

Conversely, other reports suggest the meeting did not result in a breakthrough regarding the stalled ceasefire negotiations. Sources indicate that Netanyahu maintained his position that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will not withdraw and will continue military operations in the region until Hamas disarms. This meeting followed a separate discussion Kushner held on Sunday with Hamas’s political leadership in Egypt. During that meeting, Hamas reportedly insisted that Israel must withdraw its troops from the 60% of Gaza currently under Israeli occupation as a prerequisite for further progress. The conflicting characterizations of the meeting highlight the significant gap between the positions held by the involved parties and the difficulty in achieving a diplomatic resolution.