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After visiting Israel, Trump’s hostage envoy goes to Egypt for Gaza deal talks
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief

Illustrative: US President Donald Trump listens as Adam Boehler, CEO of US International Development Finance Corporation, speaks about the coronavirus in the Rose Garden of the White House, April 14, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon/File)
US President-elect Donald Trump’s recently-appointed hostage envoy, Adam Boehler, was in Cairo today to meet with Egyptian officials on efforts to secure a hostage deal, a source familiar with the matter says, confirming reporting in the Kan public broadcaster.
Boehler met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday and is slated to also travel to Doha for similar talks, the source says.