US holds direct talks with Hamas. Why it's the new normal...

Geopolitics and foreign policy | Aug 18, 2026, 10:10 AM

US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and top aide Jared Kushner met with Hamas chief Khalil al-Hayya in the Egyptian city of El-Alamein. He subsequently met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem.

The Times of Israel Daily Briefing episode examines the normalization of direct US talks with Hamas as part of ongoing diplomatic developments.

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