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US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff is set to arrive in Israel on Saturday evening, accompanied by Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of US President Donald Trump, according to Israeli media. Channel 12 reported that Witkoff and Kushner will arrive in Tel Aviv in preparation for a meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. On Friday, Channel 12, citing unnamed sources, reported that Netanyahu is expected to meet Witkoff and Kushner in Jerusalem to discuss the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement. The sources added that Israel’s security and political Cabinet will convene on Sunday to review developments related to the Gaza Strip. On Thursday, Netanyahu’s office announced that the Cabinet would discuss early next week the issue of reopening the […]
