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Netanyahu responds to Kushner visit with Gaza strike
Image credit: Shehab Wire (EN)
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Jared Kushner departed the region carrying numerous pledges, but faced a sharp response within 48 hours, Shehab Wire reported. Gaza saw heavy bombardment and around twenty deaths over a twenty-hour period following his departure. The timing between Kushner's visit and the military escalation appeared deliberate rather than coincidental.
Israeli forces intensified operations in Gaza shortly after the U.S. official left. The rapid shift from diplomatic engagement to intensified strikes raised questions about coordination between stated diplomatic objectives and military actions on the ground. Officials involved in the visit had presented multiple commitments during Kushner's time in the region before his exit.
