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Trump's Mideast Envoy to Meet Netanyahu on Saturday, Israeli Official Says
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on January 11, 2025
2 min readLast updated: January 27, 2026
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Trump's envoy will meet Netanyahu to discuss a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza, amid ongoing indirect talks with Hamas.
Trump's Mideast Envoy to Meet Netanyahu for Gaza Talks
(Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday, an Israeli official said, amid efforts to secure a hostage deal and ceasefire in Gaza.
A second Israeli official said some progress had been made in the indirect talks between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas, mediated by Egypt, Qatar and the United States, to reach a deal in Gaza.
The mediators are making new efforts to reach a deal to halt the fighting in the enclave and free the remaining Israeli hostages held there before Trump takes office on Jan. 20.
On Saturday, the Palestinian civil emergency service said eight people were killed, including two women and two children, in an Israeli airstrike on a former school sheltering displaced families in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip.
The Israeli military said the strike had targeted Hamas militants who were operating at the school and that it had taken measures to reduce the risk of harm to civilians.
Israel launched its assault on Gaza after Hamas fighters stormed across its borders in October 2023, killing 1,200 people and taking more than 250 hostages, according to Israeli tallies.
Since then, more than 46,000 people have been killed in Gaza, according to Palestinian health officials, with much of the enclave laid to waste and gripped by a humanitarian crisis, with most of its population displaced.
(Reporting by Maayan Lubell in Jerusalem and Nidal al-Mughrabi in Cairo. Editing by Mark Potter)
Key Takeaways
- •Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff to meet Netanyahu.
- •Efforts to secure a Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal.
- •Indirect talks mediated by Egypt, Qatar, and the US.
- •Israeli airstrike in Gaza kills eight, including children.
- •Gaza humanitarian crisis with 46,000 deaths reported.
Frequently Asked Questions about Trump's Mideast envoy to meet Netanyahu on Saturday, Israeli official says
1What is the main topic?
The main topic is the meeting between Trump's Middle East envoy and Netanyahu to discuss a Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal.
2What progress has been made in the talks?
Some progress has been made in indirect talks mediated by Egypt, Qatar, and the US.
3What is the current situation in Gaza?
Gaza is experiencing a humanitarian crisis with over 46,000 deaths reported and most of the population displaced.
