1 day ago · A White House official confirms to The Times of Israel that US President Donald Trump’s Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff entered Gaza earlier today before meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin ...

1 day ago · Steve Witkoff helped negotiate the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal. ... Netanyahu's meeting with Trump next Tuesday would make him the first world leader to visit the White House since the U.S ...

2 days ago · The White House official said Mr. Witkoff had met Hussein al-Sheikh, the secretary general of the Palestine Liberation Organization, in Riyadh, the Saudi capital. Two Palestinian officials who ...

21 hours ago · White House envoy Steve Witkoff told Axios in an interview at the end of his trip to the Middle East that rebuilding Gaza could take between 10 and 15 years.. Why it matters: The Trump administration wants to see the ceasefire continue and Gaza stabilized so it can move forward with its ambitious plans for the Middle East, which include getting a peace agreement between Saudi Arabia and Israel ...

2 days ago · President Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff met on Tuesday in Riyadh with a senior adviser to Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, according to two sources with knowledge of the meeting.. Why it matters: This was the first meeting between a Trump administration official and a Palestinian official since November's election. The meeting between Witkoff and Hussein al-Sheikh took place amid ...

1 day ago · Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) meets with Trump envoy Steve Witkoff in his office in Jerusalem on January 29, 2025. ... The White House official also confirmed that on Tuesday, in Saudi ...

1 day ago · An Israeli government spokesman and the White House official declined to provide any details on Witkoff's visit to Gaza, which Israel's public broadcaster Kan said included an inspection of the ...

2 days ago · Mr. Netanyahu’s office said Mr. Trump had invited the Israeli leader to visit the White House on Feb. 4. During his trip, Mr. Witkoff was also expected to visit the Gaza Strip.

Jan 19, 2025 · Steve Witkoff, the president-elect’s special envoy to the Middle East, is no diplomat. Instead, he brought New York real estate experience to help forge the deal between Israel and Hamas.

Nov 13, 2024 · The Trump administration's envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, has a major asset: a direct line to Donald Trump, a source close to the president-elect told Axios. Why it matters: Witkoff faces a crisis in the Middle East and the biggest war between Israelis and Palestinians since 1948 as he starts the job.