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Qatari team met Witkoff at White House for 3 hours today to discuss Gaza talks — source

By Jacob Magid 9 July 2025, 12:22 am
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United States Special Envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, looks on as unseen US President Donald Trump meets with unseen Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 7, 2025. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)
United States Special Envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, looks on as unseen US President Donald Trump meets with unseen Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 7, 2025. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)

A delegation of senior Qatari officials met with US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff for three hours at the White House today to discuss the ongoing negotiations for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal, a source familiar with the matter tells The Times of Israel.

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