(UPDATE) JERUSALEM/CAIRO — US President-elect Donald Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday amid a push to secure a truce in Gaza, Netanyahu's office said.
After the meeting, Netanyahu dispatched a high-level delegation, which included the head of the Israeli Mossad intelligence agency, to Qatar in order to 'advance' talks to return hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza, a statement from Netanyahu's office said.
HATED MAN A demonstrator carries a teddy bear near a mask representing Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during an anti-government protest, in front of the Israeli Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv on Jan. 11, 2025. AFP PHOTO