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Exiled Palestinian leader says Kushner told him Israel would halt Gaza strikes; deletes post
HEADLINE: Exiled Palestinian leader says Kushner told him Israel would halt Gaza strikes; deletes post
DECK: Board of Peace official walks back claim that disarmament plan has already started
LEAD: US President Donald Trump's top aide Jared Kushner had assured him Israel would be ending its strikes on Gaza ... Senior Palestinian figure Mohammad Dahlan made this claim late Saturday, and deleted the post less than two hours later.
"Jerusalem does not deem the proposal sufficient"
"Mr. Jared Kushner has informed us that he is working with the Israeli side to halt the attacks on Gaza" (Dahlan's updated post)
"The ball is currently in the Israeli occupation's court" (Hamas official Bassem Naim)
"at least 1,100 people have been killed in Gaza since the ceasefire took effect"
"Five Israeli soldiers have been killed since the ceasefire began"
"This is another example of Hamas's systematic use of and embedding within civilian infrastructure" (IDF statement on depot adjacent to Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital)
Netanyahu has not publicly commented on the plan; statements attributed to a "senior Israeli official" indicate Israel considers the proposal insufficient and will not carry out the required Gaza withdrawals; a senior US official warned Trump would be "very disappointed" if Israel obstructs it.