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Friday, August 1, 2025
Witkoff arrives in Gaza to inspect GHF aid site, meet locals
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US special envoy Steve Witkoff has arrived in Gaza to inspect an aid distribution center in Rafah, Channel 12 reports.
Witkoff and US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee are visiting the center along with additional sites run by the Israel and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation as Washington prepares to roll out a new plan for delivering aid into the Strip.
According to the White House, the two senior US officials will “inspect the current distribution sites [to] secure a plan to deliver more food and meet with local Gazans to hear firsthand about this dire situation on the ground.”
Following the visit, Witkoff and Huckabee will brief US President Donald Trump on the situation before the new plan is approved.
Steve Witkoff at the food distribution center in Rafah pic.twitter.com/CITxdj8WwT
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