PM’s meeting with Witkoff, Kushner ‘very good,’ Israeli official says, amid report of US ceasefire concerns

Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff (left) and President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner speak with CBS in an excerpt from an interview released on October 17, 2025. (CBS screenshot)
US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff (left) and President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner speak with CBS in an excerpt from an interview released on October 17, 2025. (CBS screenshot)

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.

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