US says Kushner may go to Israel for talks on Gaza plan

The United States is considering sending presidential envoy Jared Kushner to Israel as President Donald Trump pushes a peace plan for Gaza, an official said Thursday. The news outlet Axios reported earlier that Kushner, Trump's son-in-law and go-to mediator for the Middle East and Russia, will head to Israel and Egypt next week for talks on the situation in Gaza.  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced over the weekend he opposes Trump's latest plan…