Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy, said on Wednesday that he welcomed the potential for “a dialogue” with Hamas and heaped praise on Qatar for helping facilitate the cease-fire deal between Israel and Gaza, despite facing scrutiny for previous ties to the Gulf nation.
The real estate magnate-turned-diplomat reflects on his son's death as he travels to Israel to oversee implementation of Gaza ceasefire.
Speaking at the Altneu synagogue in Manhattan, Witkoff says there are risks of a ‘flare-up’ if the deal is not implemented correctly
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump named as his Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, a realtor and golf buddy who was present at a recent foiled assassination of Trump. “Steve is a Highly ...
Syria’s de facto leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, on Wednesday abolished the country’s constitution and declared himself president during a meeting of armed factions in Damascus.
U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and visited Gaza as the tenuous Israel-Hamas ceasefire holds. Witcoff is believed to be the first U.S. official to visit Gaza in at least 15 years.
Former Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.), who was tapped by President Trump to head the Small Business Administration, is testifying Wednesday before the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says President Donald Trump has invited him to visit the White House on Feb. 4.
Israel and Hamas reached a ceasefire agreement just days ahead of Trump taking office. The conflict had raged in the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7, 2023, in the wake of a Hamas raid on Israel that saw it seize roughly 250 hostages and kill more than 1,200 civilians.
Last Sunday, just before Donald Trump’s inauguration, crypto investor Mike Dudas bought more than $145,000 worth of tokens from World Liberty Financial, a fledgling
Since Donald Trump took office as the 47th U.S. president, the supposed unity that once characterized his support base against the Democratic Party has begun to fracture, revealing deep-seated divisions over the country’s foreign policy,
Steve Witkoff helped negotiate the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal. His visit to Gaza on Wednesday was the first by a senior U.S. official in more than a decade.