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Witkoff, Kushner to visit Hostages Square this week — report
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleLazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
US special envoy Steve Witkoff and US President Donald Trump’s influential son-in-law Jared Kushner will fly to Israel this week, Channel 12 reports, though the exact timing of their trip has yet to be announced.
While here, the two will visit Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, according to the report.
Witkoff visited the square in August, meeting with families to discuss prospects for a hostage release deal.
The pair are currently in Egypt helping shepherd the US-backed Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, and are expected to meet Egyptian President Abdel Fatah El-Sissi before leaving for Israel.
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