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Report: Trump’s Mideast envoy arrives in Israel after visiting Saudi Arabia

29 January 2025, 12:55 pm
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Trump’s Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff has reportedly landed in Israel after visiting Saudi Arabia, amid efforts to negotiate the second and third stages of a nascent hostage-ceasefire deal between Israel and the Hamas terror group.

The Kan broadcaster reports that Witkoff met with both Saudi and Palestinian officials in Riyadh to discuss the postwar government of the Gaza Strip.

Witkoff flew directly from Riyadh to Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport this morning in his private jet, according to Kan.

Axios reported yesterday that the US envoy will meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials this afternoon.

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