Jared Kushner meets Hamas leaders in Egypt before seeing Netanyahu

United States

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Sequence seen as pressure on Israel · 5 of 6 countries

Washington is weighing the cost of saving its roadmap for Gaza, even if it means reversing the usual order of its consultations with Israel.

France

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Sequence seen as pressure on Israel · 5 of 6 countries

Paris views the Egyptian sequence of Jared Kushner as a real-world test of the Trump plan, rather than a secured breakthrough

Israel

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Displayed convergence on the final goal · 1 of 6 countries

Jerusalem is dealing with a reversed sequence — the Israeli government sees the Hamas as a first point of contact, then comes under pressure to implement the Trump plan — and the government is divided on how to respond.

Malaysia

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Sequence seen as pressure on Israel · 5 of 6 countries

Kuala Lumpur is particularly concerned about a calendar imbalance: Kushner is visiting Israel only after meeting with Hamas, and Netanyahu has publicly rejected a roadmap already accepted by the Palestinian movement.

United Kingdom

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Sequence seen as pressure on Israel · 5 of 6 countries

London notes that its former Prime Minister Tony Blair is among the emissaries of the Board of Peace sent to Egypt alongside Jared Kushner, prior to the meeting with Netanyahu.

Russia

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Sequence seen as pressure on Israel · 5 of 6 countries

Moscow notes an asymmetry in Kushner's tour: Cairo before Jerusalem, Hamas before Netanyahu, and a persistent disagreement over disarmament.