(Bloomberg) David Wainer and Margaret Talev - The Trump administration's Middle East negotiators - Jared Kushner and Jason Greenblatt - will be discussing ways to avert a humanitarian crisis in Gaza and create jobs in the West Bank while in the region this week, said two Israeli officials. The U.S. believes a stronger Palestinian economy could bolster peace prospects, a White House official said. Yet aiding Hamas-ruled Gaza is complicated because of concerns among donors that the resources will be used against Israel. Gaza is widely isolated over Hamas' refusal to renounce violence against Israel.
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