'Beyond your comprehension': US only beginning to understand Gaza militarization, Kushner says

Jerusalem Post/Middle East“We’re now starting to understand the scope of the militarization of Gaza,” Kushner said. “It is beyond your comprehension, and so demilitarizing it is not going to be easy.”Follow us on GoogleUkraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump's son-in-law, after a joint news conference, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine September 6, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)SEPTEMBER 7, 2026 01:05The United States has only begun to grasp the scale of Gaza's current level of militarization, US envoy Jared Kushner told reporters in Kyiv on Sunday.“We’re now starting to understand the scope of the militarization of Gaza,” Kushner said. “It is beyond your comprehension, and so demilitarizing it is not going to be easy.”He also said that the US had worked with Hamas for more than four months, and that the terror group had signed an agreement committing to demilitarization.“You can’t go in if there’s guns, right? You can’t send the government into a place,” he said.Turning to Israel, Kushner said Washington and Jerusalem agree on the desired end state, but that political considerations in Israel are complicating the process.US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner speaks during a joint press conference with Ukrainian president following their talks in Kyiv on September 6, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (credit: Genya SAVILOV / AFP via Getty Images)“We’re working through some political issues in Israel. I think we agree with them on the end state,” he said. “They just have a crazy election, and that makes them a little irrational in certain regards, but we’re very determined that we’re working through these things.”Kushner, Witkoff arrive in Ukraine to discuss security with ZelenskyKushner, along with US envoy Steve Witkoff, had arrived in Ukraine on Sunday in order to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky and discuss security and diplomacy.Zelensky said that the talks were "very substantial," adding that they had discussed security and economic guarantees for Ukraine, as well as supplies of air-defense missiles and a winter support package.He also hoped that trilateral talks, including Ukraine, Russia and the US, would restart soon.On Saturday, the two Americans had also visited Moscow in order to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin.Reuters contributed to this report.Follow us on Google