Kushner chases peace talks in Middle East

United States President Donald Trump's adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner has met with Israeli and Palestinian leaders to broker peace in the region.

Kushner, accompanied by a high-level American delegation, met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv and later headed to Ramallah to meet Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas.

According to CNN, Kushner reiterated Trump's commitment to finding a lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which Trump has referred to as "the ultimate deal."

Citing Trump's 'Ultimate Deal', Israeli PM Netanyahu assured that such a deal is "within our reach," and promised to work with the Trump administration "to advance peace, stability and security in our region."

PA President Abbas at the beginning of the meeting said, "We highly appreciate President Trump's efforts to strike a historical peace deal, a statement he repeated more than one time during our meetings in Washington, Riyadh and Bethlehem," reported local media.

This is Kushner's third official visit to the region.