Top US commander visits aircraft carrier, Gaza talks in Egypt and other Mideast news

The top U.S. military commander in the Middle East visited the long-deployed USS Lincoln in the Arabian Sea during a regional tour that ended on Saturday, the U.S. Central Command said.

The top U.S. military commander in the Middle East has visited the long-deployed USS Lincoln in the Arabian Sea

Top US commander visits aircraft carrier, Gaza talks in Egypt and other Mideast news  apnews.com

Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya met Egypt's intelligence chief in Cairo ahead of White House envoy Jared Kushner's visit to the region next week.

The delegation, led by Hamas chief Khalil al-Hayya, arrived in Egypt on the evening of Aug 15.

The USS George Washington is departing the Pacific and expected to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East.

By Steve Holland and Kanishka Singh Aug 13 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, may visit Israel next week for talks on Gaza, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday. The plans were reported earlier by Axios, which also said that Kushner was planning to meet mediator

Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and peace envoy, is planning to travel to Israel next week for talks on the situation in Gaza as Washington continues to push for diplomatic progress on its long-delayed peace plan, according to a US official.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and negotiator Jared Kushner will travel to the Middle East next week to try to advance plans for an end to the conflict in Gaza after a deal recently announced by the Trump administration ran into Israeli opposition.

Jared Kushner to visit Israel and Egypt next week with Board of Peace officials to talk Gaza  Toronto Star

US President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is planning to visit Israel next week for talks on the situation in Gaza, Axios reported on Thursday.

Jared Kushner, President Trump's envoy and son-in-law, is planning to visit Israel next week for talks on the situation in Gaza, according to five sources with knowledge of the plan. Why it matters: This would be Kushner's first trip to Israel since January. It comes as the White House and Trump's Board of Peace are tr

New Aircraft Carrier Heads Toward Mideast After Reports Of Issues On Long-Deployed USS Lincoln  HuffPost

The Pacific-based aircraft carrier USS George Washington has begun heading towards the Middle East, according to Navy statements and open source information on the ship’s movements. This comes as reports have emerged of mental health and supply issues aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, whose long deployment to the Middle