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Witkoff, Kushner land in Israel amid push to safeguard Gaza ceasefire

By Lazar Berman 20 October 2025, 10:34 am
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Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

US special envoy Steve Witkoff and top White House advisor Jared Kushner land in Israel, the US Embassy tells The Times of Israel.

Their visit is part of a concerted US push to keep the fledgling ceasefire in Gaza from fraying further, a day after two IDF troops were killed in a Hamas attack and Israel responded with airstrikes across the Strip.

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