Kushner gives Hamas stark ultimatum: Disarm or Israel gets US backing to 'finish the job'
Kushner to Hamas: disarm for real, or Israel finishes the job with U.S. backing.
Summary
- U.S. envoy Jared Kushner told Fox that Hamas must follow through on disarmament commitments or face Israeli operations with broader U.S. support.
- Kushner met Hamas in Cairo and then Israeli officials including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.
- He said Washington will not allow Gaza reconstruction until demilitarization happens and will not restrict Israel's right to defend against imminent threats.
- Israel wants full demilitarization before deeper withdrawals; Hamas wants parallel moves. Trust is near zero after Oct. 7.
- Kushner sketched a 30-to-90-day window for weapons removal and tunnel fills if Hamas performs.
Commentary
Terror groups do not deserve the benefit of the doubt. They deserve a stopwatch and consequences.
No rebuild while the tunnels stay open. That sentence should be carved on every donor check.
Backing Israel's right to finish the job is clarity. Ambiguity is how Oct. 7 metastasizes.
Comments
Actions only. Hamas saying the right things is worthless inventory.
Finish the job is not a catchphrase after 1,200 murdered. It is the mission.
Demilitarization before concrete. Japan rebuilt under rules; Gaza can too.
Netanyahu's caution on phased fantasy is sober, not stubborn.
Fox aired the ultimatum. Hold the Board of Peace to it.
30 days to start pulling weapons. Start the clock on camera.
Any USAID-style cash before disarmament is a weapons subsidy.
Same as cartels: you do not subsidize the gang that still holds the rifles.
Tunnels filled beats press conferences in Cairo.
If they refuse, Israel should get the tools and the political cover.
