Washington DC - The US is reportedly considering sending President Donald Trump's envoy and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, to Israel for talks on the latest Gaza peace plan, an administration official said on Thursday.

The news outlet Axios reported on Thursday 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 for ending the Gaza war, throwing yet another spanner in the works for Washington.

"Such a trip is being discussed," an official said under the condition of anonymity, responding to a query from the AFP on Axios' report. "The United States and Israel agree on the desired outcome in Gaza."

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"We share many other areas of agreement and mutual concerns that we will work through together."

After more than a week of gradually escalating criticism, Netanyahu explicitly stated on Sunday that he opposed the Gaza plan, which called for Israel to begin pulling back forces in tandem with disarmament by Hamas.

The premier vowed no Israeli pullout, even after Trump's Board of Peace reassured him that Israel would not have to withdraw until Hamas disarmed completely.

Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving leader, is running even or trailing in some polls ahead of elections on October 27, the country's first since it began its genocidal sacking of Gaza in 2023, which has left more than 70,000 dead.

The Gaza plan was the latest stage in a US-brokered so-called ceasefire, ostensibly coming into force in October, which has largely been ignored by Jerusalem as it continues to attack and kill civilians in the Palestinian territory.