Speaking at the Altneu synagogue in Manhattan, Witkoff says there are risks of a ‘flare-up’ if the deal is not implemented correctly

Hamas freed three Israeli and five Thai hostages in Gaza on Thursday, and Israel began releasing 110 Palestinian prisoners after delaying the process in anger at the swarming crowds at one of the hostage handover points.

Incoming Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff on Sunday told a Washington ... the region and the entire world,” said Witkoff. Israel retrieved the body of one of its fallen soldiers killed in 2014 in Gaza hours before the cease-fire deal with Hamas began ...

Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy, said on Wednesday that he welcomed the potential for “a dialogue” with Hamas and heaped praise on Qatar for helping facilitate the cease-fire deal between Israel and Gaza, despite facing scrutiny for previous ties to the Gulf nation.

In an interview with Fox News, the envoy, Mr Steve ... Witkoff said. Netzarim is an east-west strip Israel cleared during the war that prevents Palestinians' free movement between north and south ...

Trump's Middle East envoy epitomises the president-elect's disdain for policy wonks and international relations experts

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,

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It is important to recognize that Palestinians in Gaza stood their ground, despite immense losses, and prevailed.

We also report on how Senate Democrats are approaching legislation to sanction the International Criminal Court and interview freshman Rep. Jeff Crank. Also in today’s Daily Kickoff : Rep. Mikie Sherrill,

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is hoping to meet with President Donald Trump in Washington as early as next week.