Steve Witkoff

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to visit Israel on Thursday for two-day trip

Rubio's arrival will follow that of US Vice President JD Vance, who touched down in Israel on Tuesday. US President Donald Trump's envoys Jared Kushner and Steven Witkoff are also in Israel.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance attend a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, October 7, 2025.
US Vice President JD Vance speaks to members of the media in Kiryat Gat, Israel, October 21, 2025.

In bid to secure fragile Gaza peace, Donald Trump sends VP Vance to Israel - analysis

US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff speaks at the weekly rally at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv, October 11, 2025.

Released hostages meet with US envoys Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner

(Illustrative) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump in front of a backdrop of the White House.

Al Jazeera's Gaza coverage directed by Hamas, US Vice President Vance on way to Israel


Netanyahu meets Witkoff, Kushner as officials attempt to repair damaged ceasefire deal

This comes as US Vice President JD Vance is set to travel to Israel on Tuesday.

US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff speaks next to Jared Kushner and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, as they attend a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi ahead of a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war, amid a U.S.-brok

Trump envoys Witkoff, Kushner describe Doha strike fallout, hostage deal

Following former US president Donald Trump’s peace deal, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff discussed the negotiations, the Israeli strike in Doha, and the emotional return of the hostages.

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrive before President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are slated to speak at the White House last month.

Trump envoy and associates 'leading us to the gates of hell,' Likud MK says

Likud MK Amit Halevi accuses Trump associate Steve Witkoff of harming Israel's security and calls for full Israeli control over the Gaza Strip.

US SPECIAL ENVOY Steve Witkoff is flanked by Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv on Saturday night. If the Israel-Hamas agreement leads to Palestinian statehood, Israel can expect a tangible increase in terrorism, the writer warns.

Trump: 'Rogue elements, not Hamas leadership,' behind recent attack on IDF in Gaza

Vance also cautioned that “there is currently no existing security infrastructure to guarantee Hamas’s disarmament.”

US President Donald Trump looks on while speaking to members of the media as he flies from Florida to Joint Base Andrews en route to Washington, aboard Air Force One, US, October 19, 2025

Trump urges Ukraine's Zelensky to make concessions to Russia in tense meeting, sources say

After his meeting with Zelensky, Trump publicly called for a ceasefire on the current frontlines, a position that the Ukrainian president then embraced in comments to reporters.

US President Donald Trump welcomes Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House in Washington, DC, US, October 17, 2025.

US warns of imminent ceasefire violation by Hamas, hostage remains enter Israel

Rafah crossing to remain closed • West reportedly expects Egypt to lead Gaza force • Hostage remains identified as Eliyahu Margalit • IDF kills Hezbollah terrorist

An armed Hamas terrorist stands guard as a Red Cross vehicle arrives to receive from Hamas terrorists the remains of deceased hostages who had been held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, in Gaza City, October 14, 2025.

Witkoff, Kushner felt 'betrayed' by strike on Doha, thought it hindered hostage deal negotiations

In the clip, 60 Minutes correspondent Lesley Stahl said that she heard that Trump was furious about the strike. Neither Witkoff nor Kushner denied this.

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrive before President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are slated to speak at the White House last month.

Hamas ate five times a day, while we starved, Eli Sharabi recalls of captivity

Sharabi learned from a Hamas commander two days before his release that his brother, Yossi, had also been kidnapped on October 7 and had died in captivity. 

Eli Sharabi, an Israeli who was held hostage in Gaza for 491 days.

TAU to award Steve Witkoff medal for role in hostage release, ceasefire deal

The US special envoy will receive the George S. Wise Medal for his courage and compassion in the service of peace and the people of Israel.

US SPECIAL ENVOY Steve Witkoff is flanked by Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv on Saturday night. If the Israel-Hamas agreement leads to Palestinian statehood, Israel can expect a tangible increase in terrorism, the writer warns.

Keir Starmer: UK's recognition of Palestinian state helped bring about Gaza deal

Prime Minister Keir Starmer claims Britain's recognition of Palestine helped secure the Gaza ceasefire, but faces backlash from US officials and political opponents.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani meet before attending a world leaders summit on ending the Gaza war, amid a US-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025.

From happiness of reunions to ongoing mission: Hostage families' first statements since release

Several of the family members of the hostages who were released spoke to the press for the first time since the return of their loved ones on Monday.

Families of former Gaza hostages.