US EditionUS envoys urge Netanyahu to move into Gaza ceasefire’s second phase
U.S. envoys urge Netanyahu to advance Gaza ceasefire phase two, focusing on troop withdrawal and Rafah opening, amid Israeli pressure for hostage returns.
- In Jerusalem on Jan 24, 2026, the U.S. delegation urged Israel to advance the ceasefire's second phase and reopen the Rafah border crossing before recovering First Class Ran Gvili.
- The Board of Peace, launched by President Donald Trump on Friday, oversees the ceasefire and reconstruction plan whose second phase envisions Israeli troop withdrawal and a technocratic Palestinian government controlling Gaza's weapons.
- Ali Shaath said the Rafah border crossing will open next week and is the sole route for nearly all of the more than 2 million Gaza residents, with the Gaza side under Israeli military control since 2024.
- U.S. officials assured Israel of maximum efforts to locate Ran Gvili's remains, while Bader Abdelatty, Egyptian Foreign Minister, pressed for Rafah's immediate opening as a `key entry point` for Gaza's reconstruction.
- The international response has been mixed, with European leaders rejecting participation over concerns about Vladimir Putin's invitation and an Israeli official calling the Gaza Administrative Committee `revenge by Witkoff and Kushner`.
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Two high-ranking U.S. government envoys arrived in Israel to talk to Prime Minister Netanyahu about the future of the Gaza Strip.
The family of the last deceased hostage held in Gaza expressed concern on Saturday after it was reported that U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Peace Board member Jared Kushner were to arrive in Israel later that same day and will reportedly pressure Jerusalem to open Rafah's passage from the Gaza Strip to Egypt, despite Hamas' failure to retrieve the body of Chief Border Police Sergeant Ran Gvili.Read more
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