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US negotiator and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner has held a rare meeting with the Hamas chief in a new diplomatic effort to make progress in the stalled Gaza ceasefire.
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Trump envoy in rare Hamas meeting in push for Gaza roadmap

US negotiator Jared Kushner has held a rare meeting with the Hamas chief in Egypt in an attempt to make progress on the stalled Gaza ceasefire.

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