US EditionHamas, PIJ Flags Seen at Oct. 7 Protest in NYC, Israel, Diaspora Remembers Massacre Two Years On
U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner join ongoing indirect talks mediated by Egypt and Qatar to secure release of 48 hostages and end Gaza conflict, officials said.
- On Tuesday, U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will head to Egypt, arriving Wednesday to oversee indirect Israel-Hamas negotiations linked to Sharm el-Sheikh talks.
- The negotiations center on a plan proposed by President Donald J. Trump last week, focusing on first-phase terms of hostage release and ceasefire.
- The conflict's heavy toll is evident with at least 67,160 Palestinians killed and nearly 170,000 wounded, while around 90% displaced and more than 2 million face hunger in Gaza City.
- International actors are endorsing and joining the effort as senior officials from the U.S., Qatar and Turkey arrive, with Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani joining Wednesday.
- Hostage-Release terms and security guarantees remain central as Hamas representatives agreed last week to release hostages but have not freed the remaining captives and demand guarantees Israel won't return to war.
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As Israel remembers the pain and shock of the Hamas attack on 7 October 2023, which left 1,200 dead and saw 250 taken hostage, the eyes of many are also turned to Egypt where peace talks are continuing. The US delegation, led by Steve Witkoff, is reported to be ‘on hand’ to take part.
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U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner heading to Egypt as Gaza ceasefire talks continue
White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were on hand to take part in indirect talks between Israel and Hamas, which aim to end the war in Gaza.
The scheduled arrival in Egypt on Wednesday of Trump's special emissaries, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, would confirm that at least the negotiations have not been broken or stuck Read
Talks between the Hebrew state and representatives of the Palestinian Islamist movement have still not been concluded this Tuesday, October 7. The White House emissary, Steve Witkoff, will be in Sharm el-Sheikh on Wednesday to try to accelerate the process.
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