Published: 7:51am, 28 Aug 2025Updated: 7:54am, 28 Aug 2025
US President Donald Trump was presiding over a policy meeting on the Gaza war on Wednesday with input from former British prime minister Tony Blair and former Trump Middle East envoy Jared Kushner, a senior White House official said.
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Trump, top White House officials, Blair and Kushner were discussing all aspects of the Gaza issue, including escalating food aid deliveries, the hostage crisis, post-war plans and more, the official said.
The official described the session as “simply a policy meeting”, the type frequently held by Trump and his team.
Kushner, who is married to Trump’s daughter Ivanka, was a key White House adviser in Trump’s first term on Middle East issues.
Blair, who was prime minister during the 2003 Iraq war, has also been active on Middle East issues.
US special envoy Steve Witkoff previewed the meeting in an appearance on Fox News’ Special Report with Bret Baier on Tuesday.