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Middle EastPublished: 19 August 2026 at 01:01

Deadly Israeli Strike in Gaza Casts Doubt on Trump's Peace Plan

A day after President Trump's envoy Jared Kushner visited Israel to push forward a stalled Gaza demilitarization and reconstruction plan, the Israeli military carried out a strike it said targeted Hamas commanders.

Foto: The New York Times

The Israeli military has announced it carried out a strike in the Gaza Strip aimed at commanders of Hamas. The attack came just one day after Jared Kushner, an envoy for President Trump, visited Israel in an effort to revive a stalled plan for demilitarizing and rebuilding Gaza.

Doubts Over the Peace Effort

Kushner's visit was seen as an attempt to inject momentum into negotiations that have failed to produce concrete results for some time. The new military strike, however, raises questions about how realistic near-term progress on the plan now is.

Israeli officials justified the strike as targeting commander-level figures within Hamas, though further details about how the attack unfolded or its consequences were not specified in the available information.

The episode underscores how fragile the situation in Gaza remains, with military action continuing alongside diplomatic efforts to reach a lasting resolution to the conflict.

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