The meeting between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and top White House aides Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner yesterday was “very good,” a senior official in the Prime Minister’s Office tells The Times of Israel.
“It was about things that they agreed on from the very beginning,” says the official. “There was no disagreement there. Everything was really clear between the two parties.”
There was no photo released from the meeting and no comment from the US.
The final schedule for US Vice President JD Vance’s visit has not yet been finalized, says the source, but should be in the next few hours.
The visits by the top US officials come as the New York Times reports Washington fears Netanyahu could end the Gaza ceasefire and return to the war against Hamas.
There is growing worry in the administration that Netanyahu could actively work against the deal, the report says, citing several unnamed US officials. Vance, Witkoff and Kushner are planning to pressure Israel not to undermine the accord as they visit the country, the report says.
Help us report truthfully on social media
As a multimedia journalist, my job is to take the quality, fact-based journalism produced by The Times of Israel newsroom and make it accessible across every platform — from Instagram posts to podcasts to short-form videos.
This is how many, especially young people, consume news these days. But misinformation is rampant on social media. Our team at ToI produces accurate, responsible short-form reporting on Israel and the Jewish world.
If you believe in the importance of factual social media journalism, please consider joining our reader support group, The Times of Israel Community. Your financial support is essential to sustain responsible multimedia reporting.
— Gabriella Jacobs, multimedia journalist
Support our work
Support our work
Already a member? Sign in to stop seeing this
You're a dedicated reader
We’re really pleased that you’ve read X Times of Israel articles in the past month.
That’s why we started the Times of Israel - to provide discerning readers like you with must-read coverage of Israel and the Jewish world.
So now we have a request. Unlike other news outlets, we haven’t put up a paywall. But as the journalism we do is costly, we invite readers for whom The Times of Israel has become important to help support our work by joining The Times of Israel Community.
For as little as $6 a month you can help support our quality journalism while enjoying The Times of Israel AD-FREE, as well as accessing exclusive content available only to Times of Israel Community members.
Thank you,
David Horovitz, Founding Editor of The Times of Israel
Join Our Community
Join Our Community
Already a member? Sign in to stop seeing this