Trump’s adviser believes Hamas acting in good faith over search for hostage remainspublished at 07:06 BST
Jared Kushner (L) played a key role in the ceasefire negotiation between Hamas and Israel
Donald Trump’s adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner, who played a key role in negotiating the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, says the Palestinian group is acting in good faith as it searches for the remains of 16 Israeli hostages yet to be handed over.
In the past week, Israel has accused Hamas of deliberately delaying the return of the bodies. Hamas has rejected this, saying it cannot immediately locate them in the rubble and needs heavy machinery to retrieve them.
Pressed by BBC’s US partner CBS News on whether he believes Hamas is “acting in good faith – seriously looking for the bodies”, Kushner said: “As far as we’ve seen from what’s being conveyed to us from the mediators, they are so far.
“That could break down at any minute, but right now – we have seen them looking to honour their agreement.”
Separately, US Vice-President JD Vance also downplayed the renewed violence in the Gaza Strip over the weekend.
“We think that it has the best chance for a sustainable peace,” he said. “But even if it does that, it’s going to have hills and valleys, and we’re going to have to monitor the situation.”
