US envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff
US envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner meet with released hostages Omri Miran, Gal Berman, Ziv Berman, Yosef Chaim Ohana, Matan Angrest, Bar Kuperstein, Segev Kalfon, Nimrod Cohen, and Eitan Horn in Tel Aviv, October 21, 2025. (Hostages and Missing Families Forum)
October 22, 2025, 10:54 am
Witkoff and Kushner meet with released hostages
Nine of the hostages freed from Gaza last week in ceasefire deal urge envoys to secure return of final 15 deceased hostages.
By JESSICA STEINBERG
US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff (L), accompanied by White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles (R), speaks during a dinner with US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Blue Room of the White House on July 7, 2025 in Washington, DC (Andrew Harnik / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
July 23, 2025, 11:53 am
Witkoff hopes to join hostage talks in Doha – source
US says envoy heading to region; source says he hasn’t departed and trip hinges on progress in hostage talks.
By Jacob Magid
President-elect Donald Trump speaks as Steve Witkoff listens, during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, January 7, 2024, in Palm Beach, Florida. (The Times of Israel: AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
January 8, 2025, 10:11 am
Trump’s Mideast envoy to visit Qatar, claiming hostage deal on verge of completion
While Witkoff says progress made in Doha, Hamas stands by demand for permanent end to war, which Israel rejects; president-elect: ‘It won’t be good for anyone’ if no deal by Jan. 20.
By Jacob Magid
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