Steve Witkoff

Trump says Hamas was 'big factor' in return of hostages, 'looks like Hamas will disarm'

Earlier in the day, the IDF conducted a precise strike against a Hamas terrorist planning an "imminent terror attack" in the southern Gaza Strip.

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US President Donald Trump seen in the Oval Office in the White House in Washington, DC, US, January 14, 2026
Members of the National Guard walk near the White House on the National Mall, in Washington, DC, US, August 21, 2025

IDF intel, Mossad chiefs recently visit US in one-two punch for advice on handling Iran

IDF intelligence chief Maj.-Gen. Shlomi Binder met with top US military officials on Tuesday as the US aircraft carrier, the USS Abraham Lincoln, arrived in the region.

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US President Trump meets with Russian President Putin in Alaska, August 15, 2025

Putin agrees to Trump request not to fire on Kyiv for a week

"It was very nice. A lot of people said, 'Don't waste the call, you're not going to get that.' And he did it," Trump added.

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing titled "U.S. Policy Towards Venezuela", on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, January 28, 2026.

Rubio says territorial issue over Donetsk yet to be bridged between Russia, Ukraine

Speaking at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, Rubio said there might be a U.S. presence in the follow-up Ukraine talks, but Trump, Witkoff, and Kushner will not be involved.

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In bid to secure fragile Gaza peace, Donald Trump sends VP Vance to Israel - analysis

Vice President JD Vance’s visit to Israel underscores the US's urgency to preserve the Gaza ceasefire and prevent renewed conflict with Hamas.

OCTOBER 21, 2025ByHERB KEINON
US Vice President JD Vance speaks to members of the media in Kiryat Gat, Israel, October 21, 2025.

Released hostages meet with US envoys Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner

On Tuesday, several recently freed Israeli hostages met in Tel Aviv with US Special Envoy for Peace Missions Steve Witkoff and former senior White House adviser Jared Kushner.

OCTOBER 21, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff speaks at the weekly rally at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv, October 11, 2025.

Al Jazeera's Gaza coverage directed by Hamas, US Vice President Vance on way to Israel

JD Vance en route to Israel • Gideon Sa'ar expresses hope to restore ties with Bolivia • Haredim in Jerusalem, New York protest against IDF draft

OCTOBER 21, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
(Illustrative) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump in front of a backdrop of the White House.

Netanyahu meets Witkoff, Kushner as officials attempt to repair damaged ceasefire deal

This comes as US Vice President JD Vance is set to travel to Israel on Tuesday.

OCTOBER 20, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff speaks next to Jared Kushner and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, as they attend a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi ahead of a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war, amid a U.S.-brok

Trump envoys Witkoff, Kushner describe Doha strike fallout, hostage deal

Following former US president Donald Trump’s peace deal, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff discussed the negotiations, the Israeli strike in Doha, and the emotional return of the hostages.

OCTOBER 20, 2025ByMAARIV
US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrive before President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are slated to speak at the White House in September 2025.

Trump envoy and associates 'leading us to the gates of hell,' Likud MK says

Likud MK Amit Halevi accuses Trump associate Steve Witkoff of harming Israel's security and calls for full Israeli control over the Gaza Strip.

OCTOBER 20, 2025ByMAARIV
US SPECIAL ENVOY Steve Witkoff is flanked by Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv on Saturday night. If the Israel-Hamas agreement leads to Palestinian statehood, Israel can expect a tangible increase in terrorism, the writer warns.

Trump: 'Rogue elements, not Hamas leadership,' behind recent attack on IDF in Gaza

Vance also cautioned that “there is currently no existing security infrastructure to guarantee Hamas’s disarmament.”

OCTOBER 20, 2025ByIDAN KWELLER
US President Donald Trump looks on while speaking to members of the media as he flies from Florida to Joint Base Andrews en route to Washington, aboard Air Force One, US, October 19, 2025

Trump urges Ukraine's Zelensky to make concessions to Russia in tense meeting, sources say

After his meeting with Zelensky, Trump publicly called for a ceasefire on the current frontlines, a position that the Ukrainian president then embraced in comments to reporters.

OCTOBER 20, 2025ByREUTERS
US President Donald Trump welcomes Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House in Washington, DC, US, October 17, 2025.

US warns of imminent ceasefire violation by Hamas, hostage remains enter Israel

Rafah crossing to remain closed • West reportedly expects Egypt to lead Gaza force • Hostage remains identified as Eliyahu Margalit • IDF kills Hezbollah terrorist

OCTOBER 18, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An armed Hamas terrorist stands guard as a Red Cross vehicle arrives to receive from Hamas terrorists the remains of deceased hostages who had been held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, in Gaza City, October 14, 2025.

Witkoff, Kushner felt 'betrayed' by strike on Doha, thought it hindered hostage deal negotiations

In the clip, 60 Minutes correspondent Lesley Stahl said that she heard that Trump was furious about the strike. Neither Witkoff nor Kushner denied this.

OCTOBER 18, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrive before President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are slated to speak at the White House in September 2025.