US Mideast envoy to visit Saudi Arabia, aims to use Lebanon truce as ‘catalyst’ for Gaza deal

Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief

White House Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa Brett McGurk arrives at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, April 18, 2024. (Kent Nishimura/ Getty Images/ AFP)
White House Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa Brett McGurk arrives at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, April 18, 2024. (Kent Nishimura/ Getty Images/ AFP)

White House Mideast czar Brett McGurk will visit Saudi Arabia tomorrow to discuss using a potential ceasefire in Lebanon “as a catalyst” for a subsequent ceasefire and hostage release deal in Gaza, deputy press secretary Andrew Bates tells reporters aboard Air Force One.

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