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US Envoys Visit Israel to Bolster Truce as Gaza Militants Hand over Hostage's Remains

Kushner and Witkoff aim to promote regional integration and Palestinian economic opportunity amid ongoing security concerns from Hamas, following a fragile ceasefire.

  • On Monday , Jared Kushner returned to Israel with Steve Witkoff to meet Israeli government officials, a trip reported on October 20, 2025.
  • Since the October 10 ceasefire began, Hamas has tried to reconstitute and retake positions, keeping the ceasefire fragile and destabilizing Gaza.
  • In a CBS interview that aired on Sunday , Kushner promoted joint security and economic opportunity as the path to durable peace between Israelis and Palestinians.
  • Kushner's prior role in normalization deals positions him to support ceasefire talks, as Jared Kushner, U.S. envoy and son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump, has mediated with Israeli officials.
  • His interview preceded fresh Israeli strikes after Israel accused Hamas of violating the truce, highlighting continuing instability as Kushner said it was too early to tell about a Palestinian state.
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Witkoff says 'we are exceeding where we thought we would be at this time' in Gaza ceasefire

Witkoff says 'we are exceeding where we thought we would be at this time' in Gaza ceasefire.

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Trump's envoy meets, with Witkoff, Prime Minister Netanyahu in view of today's summit with Vance. Bibi presses Hamas to get back the bodies of the dead hostages. Brussels broken record: Threatening sanctions in Jerusalem. Iran cancels the agreement with the Air Force on Nuclear. The ceasefire in Gaza is at the heart of...

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US President Donald Trump has threatened to destroy Hamas if the Palestinian Islamist movement does not respect a peace deal. His threat follows a renewed outbreak of violence in Gaza that has killed dozens of people. In light of this, the United Nations has called for calm. US special envoy Steve Witkoff and the US president's son-in-law Jared Kushner arrived in Israel for talks. Hamas handed over another hostage's body, which the Red Cross the…

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Haaretz broke the news in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel on Monday, October 20, 2025.
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