Join our Community
Support ToI and remove all ads
Learn more
×

David Satterfield

The image provided by US Central Command shows American and Israeli forces placing the Trident Pier on the coast of Gaza Strip on May 16, 2024. (US Central Command via AP)
August 17, 2025, 11:26 am
Former Biden officials say Netanyahu asked US to set up floating Gaza aid pier last year
Ex-envoys Lew, Satterfield say then-US president would ‘track number of trucks daily,’ helping stave off starvation in Strip; claim no evidence of substantial aid diversion by Hamas
By Jacob Magid
Piles of humanitarian aid packages wait to be picked up on the Palestinian side of the Kerem Shalom crossing in the Gaza Strip, Thursday, July 24, 2025. during a media tour organized by the Israeli army. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
July 28, 2025, 3:11 am
Ex-US humanitarian envoy pans Israeli claim UN allowing aid to amass on Gaza border
David Satterfield, who served during early months of war, says dangerous transport routes, looting by desperate Palestinians severely hinder ability to pick up and deliver aid
By Jacob Magid
US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State David Satterfield speaks during a meeting with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri in Beirut, Lebanon, on March 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
April 24, 2024, 10:10 am
Biden’s Gaza humanitarian envoy to be replaced after overseeing aid boost
Lise Grande, ex-UN humanitarian coordinator for Yemen, Iraq and Sudan, to take over from David Satterfield, who says volume of assistance entering Gaza has expanded significantly
By Jacob Magid
Palestinian children fetch water in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on March 30, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. (MOHAMMED ABED / AFP)
April 11, 2024, 4:19 am
‘It’s an established fact’: US envoy says most Gazans at risk of imminent famine
After recent aid influx, Satterfield points to lack of trucks in Gaza to distribute it, acknowledges Hamas has stolen some assistance but says most has reached Palestinian civilians
By Jacob Magid
Armed, masked men reportedly affiliated with Hamas can be seen atop trucks carrying humanitarian aid that arrived in the Gaza Strip via Egypt's Rafah crossing, December 17, 2023. (Screenshot, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
February 17, 2024, 7:02 am
US envoy: Israel hasn’t provided ‘specific evidence’ Hamas is stealing aid shipments
But David Satterfield says terror group using delivery channels to ‘shape where and to whom assistance goes,’ adds police escorting aid trucks ‘certainly include Hamas elements’
By Reuters and Jacob Magid
File: David Satterfield at Rice University in Houston, Texas, October 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)
November 22, 2023, 8:24 pm
US envoy: Gazans who fled south must be allowed to return home ‘as soon as possible’
Washington also increasingly warns Israel it must demonstrate how it will protect Palestinians in southern Gaza before it expands its military offensive to that area
By Jacob Magid
In this photo from July 11, 2018, US President Donald Trump, left, talks with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as they arrive together for a family photo at a summit of heads of state and government at NATO headquarters in Brussels. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
October 30, 2019, 11:32 am
Turkey summons US envoy over Armenian genocide recognition
Foreign ministry condemns House resolutions acknowledging 1915 mass killings and sanctioning Ankara over its onslaught against Kurds in Syria
By Agencies
An Israeli naval ship takes part in a large-scale exercise simulating warfare against the Hezbollah terror group in Lebanon, in June 2019. (Israel Defense Forces)
July 15, 2019, 2:45 am
Israeli Navy ship crosses into Lebanese waters – report
UNIFIL peacekeepers said to warn Lebanon of IDF vessel breaching disputed maritime border near Rosh Hanikra
By ToI Staff
Lebanese Energy Minister Nada Boustani displays a map of offshore oil and gas blocks in the Mediterranean, on June 12, 2019 during an interview to AFP in Beirut. (Anwar Amro/AFP)
June 15, 2019, 10:12 pm
Lebanon says Russia, Europe eye investment in oil and gas
As progress made in talks with Israel, companies look at Lebanese energy sector as it prepares to start offshore drilling by end of 2019; US says American firms can join
By AFP and ToI Staff
The SSCV Thialf crane vessel laying a foundation platform for the Leviathan natural gas field, January 31, 2019. (Marc Israel Sellem/Pool/AFP)
June 15, 2019, 8:08 pm
Israel and Lebanon expected to open maritime border talks in July — report
Senior Israeli official says sides making significant progress toward direct negotiations, which would impact offshore oil and gas exploration
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Israeli natural gas rigs in the Mediterranean Sea, September 2, 2015. (Flash90)
June 4, 2019, 8:37 pm
Israel said to expect US-brokered talks with Lebanon on sea border within weeks
Israeli official says meeting could be held at UN facility in southern Lebanon, will only deal with maritime boundary and not land border
By ToI Staff and Agencies
US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State David Satterfield, right, who is attempting to mediate a border dispute between Lebanon and Israel, meets with Lebanese Foreign Minister Gibran Bassil at the Lebanese foreign ministry in Beirut, Lebanon, May 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
May 28, 2019, 7:05 pm
Israel, Lebanon close to framework for land-sea border talks, Beirut says
Lebanon’s foreign ministry says US mediator has conveyed Israeli message that atmosphere is ‘positive’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Energy and Infrastructure Minister Yuval Steinitz attends the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, October 29, 2017. (Ohad Zwigenberg)
May 27, 2019, 6:24 pm
Israel accepts US-mediated talks with Lebanon on sea border
Energy Minister Steinitz confirms reports Jerusalem will participate in negotiations with Beirut over territory, natural gas drilling disputes
By AFP
US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State David Satterfield speaks during his meeting with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, in Beirut, Lebanon, May 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
May 21, 2019, 10:15 pm
Israel agrees to discuss maritime border dispute, US tells Lebanon
US envoy says Jerusalem has assented to hold talks over parcels claimed by both countries, as Beirut seeks to push forward with off-shore drilling initiatives
By AFP and ToI Staff
An Israeli Navy Sa'ar 5 corvette defends a natural gas extraction platform off Israel's coast, in an undated photograph. (Israel Defense Forces)
May 14, 2019, 9:02 pm
US official in Beirut to discuss maritime dispute with Israel
State Department’s David Satterfield looks to mediate fight over 330 square miles of potentially energy-rich waters claimed by neighboring countries
By AP
Load More
Sign in or Join The Times of Israel Community
Paying ToI Community members are invited to comment on articles
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Or Continue with
By joining you agree to the terms and conditions
Register to continue
Or Continue with
Log in to continue
Sign in or Join The Times of Israel Community
Only ToI Community members can comment below articles
Forgot your password? / Send me a login link
Or Continue with
check your email
Check your email
We sent an email to you at .
It has a link that will sign you in.
Join The Times of Israel Community
Commenting is available for paying members of The Times of Israel Community only. Please join our Community to comment and enjoy other Community benefits.
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Confirm Mail
Thank you! Now check your email
You are now a member of The Times of Israel Community! We sent you an email with a login link to . Once you're set up, you can start enjoying Community benefits and commenting.
Back to top
Never miss breaking news on Israel
Get notifications to stay updated
You're subscribed
image
Register for free
and continue reading
Registering allows you to manage your newsletters and alerts and helps us improve your experience. It takes just a few seconds.
Already registered? Enter your email to sign in.
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Or Continue with
By registering you agree to the terms and conditions. Once registered, you’ll receive our Daily Edition email for free.
Register to continue
Or Continue with
Log in to continue
Sign in or Register
I forgot my password / Send me a sign in link
Or Continue with
check your email
Check your email
We sent an email to you at .
It has a link that will sign you in.