Steve Witkoff

Israel at War day 609: What's happening in Israel and Gaza?

GHF says aid distribution carried out peacefully • IDF hits Hezbollah drone assembly • Iran orders missile fuel from China

 IDF troops operate in Khan Yunis, in Gaza, June 3, 2025.
 (Illustrative) US Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff over a backdrop of Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip.

Witkoff urges Hamas to accept ceasefire proposal, says hostage families deserve closure and dignity

 The Hostages and Missing Families Forum Headquarters

Gaza hostage survivors, family members meet Witkoff, Leavitt at White House

 Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during the 36th anniversary of the death of the leader of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, at Khomeini's shrine in southern Tehran, Iran June 3, 2025

US proposes interim step in Iran nuclear talks allowing some uranium enrichment, NYT reports


Scoop: Mediators trying to close hostage deal gaps between Israel, Hamas before Friday

Hamas demands US guarantees that negotiations for a deal, including a ceasefire, will continue after the initial 60-day period, a source told the Post.

Israeli protesters call for release of all hostages held in Gaza, during demonstrations at Begin Gate in Tel Aviv, June 3, 2025

Israel declines hostage deal talks in Qatar after Hamas demands changes

An Israeli official said, however, that "negotiations have not stopped, efforts of the mediators still continue."

 Hamas terrorists seen in Khan Yunis, February 20, 2025

Iran preparing to reject US nuclear deal proposal, diplomat says - report

"Iran is drafting a negative response to the US proposal, which could be interpreted as a rejection of the US offer," a senior diplomat told Reuters.

 (Illustrative) Iranian FM Abbas Araghchi and US President Donald Trump.

Turkish intelligence chief discusses Gaza ceasefire with Hamas's Khalil al-Hayya - report

Kalin and al-Hayya reportedly discussed the final stage of the US-brokered ceasefire negotiations, and Turkey's ongoing efforts to "end the humanitarian crisis and devastation in Gaza."

 Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya seen with Gazan residents in the background (illustrative)

Israel at War day 605: What happened in Israel, Gaza, Lebanon?

Iran likely to reject nuclear deal • IDF troops kill rock-throwing terrorist in West Bank • IDF kills Hezbollah terrorist in southern Lebanon

 A boy carries a toy weapon as Houthi supporters protest in Sanaa, Yemen, May 23, 2025

IDF intercepts Houthi missile, Hamas ready to begin new hostage deal talks

GHF debunks false reports of fire on Gazans • IDF confirms Mohammed Sinwar killed in Gaza • Freedom Flotilla Coalition attempts to sail to Gaza.

IDF forces operating in the Gaza Strip. Operation "Gideon's Chariots"

Hamas did not reject Witkoff's Gaza truce proposal, senior official says

Despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff's claims, Hamas has said it only suggested changes to adress the deal's 'bias' toward Israel

 Palestinian Hamas militants stand guard on the day of the handover of hostages in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, February 22, 2025.

Kibbutz tractors roll into Tel Aviv, demand return of 58 hostages

Tractors were decorated with flags and signs of the remaining captive hostages.

 Tractors from kibbutzim all over the country decorated with flags and signs of hostages, demanding an end to the war and the return of all the hostages on May 31, 2025.

'Unacceptable': Witkoff slams Hamas for 'backwards' hostage deal changes

Israeli officials told media outlets that Hamas's official response, including its list of new demands, has yet to be presented to Israel.

 (Illustrative) US Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff over a backdrop of Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip.

'Irrelevant' ceasefire proposal may be exactly what Israel needs, military expert says

Lt. Col. (res.) Amit Yagur argued that so long as the Witkoff proposal doesn't interfere with the civilian campaign against Hamas, it may be worth accepting.

 Hamas terrorist outside Yahya Sinwar's house ahead of third hostage exchange, 30 January 2025

Trump says Israel, Hamas close to hostage, ceasefire deal

Earlier, Hamas said it was consulting with Palestinian factions on the Witkoff proposal.

 An illustration US President Donald Trump and the Gaza Strip