US envoys arrive in Israel to shore up Gaza ceasefire
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Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner on how they brokered Israel-Hamas deal and what's next for Gaza
As the fragile Gaza truce is tested, ceasefire negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff explain what went into the Israel-Hamas peace deal, and what's needed to make sure it sticks.
On Tuesday, several recently freed Israeli hostages met in Tel Aviv with US Special Envoy for Peace Missions Steve Witkoff and former senior White House adviser Jared Kushner. On Tuesday, several recently freed Israeli hostages met in Tel Aviv with US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and former senior White House adviser Jared Kushner,
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement that Hamas had violated the ceasefire and vowed to go "forcefully" after Hamas terrorists. On Sunday, he decided to close all crossings to the Gaza Strip and halt the delivery of humanitarian aid in response to Hamas' violation of the ceasefire.
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner say they reached the Gaza ceasefire deal after Witkoff and Hamas negotiator Khalil al-Hayya connected over shared pain. Both Witkoff and al-Hayya had lost sons.
President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff — the pair largely responsible for Trump’s Israel-Hamas peace deal — provided rare insight into how the administration is trying to disarm the terror group and reestablish secure leadership in war-torn Gaza.
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Addressing their business in the Middle East, Kushner said: "What people call conflicts of interests, Steve and I call experience."
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US Vice President JD Vance departed the US to travel to Israel on Monday evening. US Vice President JD Vance departed the US to travel to Israel on Monday evening. Vance is due to be greeted at Ben-Gurion Airport by Deputy Prime Minister, Justice Minister, and Interior Minister Yariv Levin.
During the gathering, the former hostages urge Witkoff and Kushner to help bring back all 15 bodies of hostages remaining in Gaza, while Witkoff reaffirms the United States’ steadfast dedication to the mission and expresses his confidence in the ability to carry it out, according to the Hostages Forum statement from the meeting.