Jared Kushner, a senior adviser to President Donald Trump, said some international aid intended for Gaza ultimately reached Hamas, where it was used to purchase weapons, build tunnels, and develop rockets.

Speaking by video conference to European and Arab foreign ministers during a donor meeting in Brussels, Kushner urged what he described as a “new approach” to rebuilding Gaza, arguing that the current aid system has been shaped by non-governmental organizations and terrorist actors.

According to Kushner, the international community must move beyond simply funding humanitarian assistance and instead ensure that reconstruction is tied to the dismantling of terrorist organizations.

He said Gaza should operate under the principle of “one government with one gun,” making clear that reconstruction cannot succeed while Hamas and other terror groups retain military capabilities.

Kushner’s remarks were widely interpreted as supporting a system that bypasses existing aid channels and conditions future reconstruction assistance on the disarmament of Hamas.

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