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U.S. negotiator Jared Kushner has held a rare meeting with the Hamas chief in Egypt in a push to make progress on the stalled Gaza ceasefire. Officials from mediating countries Egypt, Qatar and Turkey also attended Sunday's meeting. The talks aim to salvage a new U.S.-backed road map for Hamas disarmament and Israeli withdrawal from Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the plan last week, defying the Trump administration. Sources say Kushner, Tony Blair and Nickolay Mladenov will meet with Netanyahu on Monday. Regional powers have condemned Israel's rejection and urged immediate action to implement the plan.