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Kushner admits US leveraged Qatar's isolation of Israel to extract Gaza deal
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Jared Kushner, senior adviser to former President Donald Trump, acknowledged that the Trump administration exploited Israel's international isolation following an attack on Doha to pressure the Israeli government into a Gaza agreement, Shehab Wire reported.
Kushner's statement indicates that Qatar's response to the strike on its capital created diplomatic conditions the US administration used to advance its negotiating position on Gaza. The remarks offer insight into how regional tensions factored into American efforts to broker a settlement during Trump's tenure.
