Arab officials: Trump envoy swayed Netanyahu more in one …
Jan 15, 2025 · Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) meets US President-elect Donald Trump's Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff at his office in Jerusalem, January 11, 2025. (Prime Minister's Office Spokesperson)
Hostage talks advanced after ‘tense’ meet between Netanyahu …
Jan 13, 2025 · US President-elect Donald Trump’s Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff held a “tense” meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday during which the former leaned hard on the Israeli ...
Jan. 20: Witkoff: There’s more value in freeing hostages, solving ...
3 days ago · Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) meets US President-elect Donald Trump's Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff at his office in Jerusalem, January 11, 2025.
Did Trump envoy Steve Witkoff push Netanyahu into accepting …
Jan 15, 2025 · Billionaire Steve Witkoff, nominated by US President-elect Donald Trump as the Middle East envoy, has been central to the high-stakes ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas. With blunt diplomacy and Trump's backing, Witkoff’s unconventional methods have reportedly applied intense pressure on Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu
Steve Witkoff in spotlight after Hamas agrees to hostage deal
4 days ago · “People who know Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump’s envoy to the Middle East, were not surprised to hear that an aggressive meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convinced the latter to ...
Gaza ceasefire: How Trump envoy Steve Witkoff did more to sway Benjamin …
Jan 15, 2025 · Donald Trump's incoming Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff held a key meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Saturday. Now Arab officials say this has reportedly helped in finalising the ceasefire deal with Hamas. Witkoff did more to persuade Netanyahu in a single meeting than what US ...
Trump's Mideast envoy forced Netanyahu to accept a Gaza plan …
Jan 13, 2025 · Last Friday evening, Steven Witkoff, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's Middle East envoy, called from Qatar to tell Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's aides that he would be coming to Israel the following afternoon. The aides politely explained that was in the middle of the Sabbath but that the prime minister would gladly meet him Saturday ...
Donald Trump’s envoy pushes for Gaza ceasefire before …
Jan 10, 2025 · Steve Witkoff, a real estate tycoon and close friend of Trump, met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday after talks with senior Qatari officials on Friday and liaising with Joe...
Trump dispatched his incoming envoy to the Mideast for high …
Dec 5, 2024 · Steve Witkoff, who was tapped by Trump to serve as his special envoy to the region, met separately in recent weeks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, according to the official, who was not authorized to comment publicly about the sensitive talks and spoke on ...
Trump envoy presses for Gaza ceasefire deal before Jan. 20 in Netanyahu …
Jan 11, 2025 · President-elect Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in Israel on Saturday to push for a Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal, Israeli officials said. Why it matters: Witkoff's traveled to Israel from Qatar as part of a last-minute effort by Trump to press all parties involved in the negotiations to conclude the deal before Jan. 20.