Steve Witkoff

Netanyahu meets with Jared Kushner to discuss Gaza war, Hamas terrorists in Rafah

Kushner arrived in Israel on Sunday for talks with Netanyahu regarding the Gaza war, and envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to arrive and join the talks as well.

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Netanyahu meets Kushner in Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers walk out from a tunnel underneath the European Hospital in Khan Yunis, in Gaza, June 8, 2025

US likely to pressure Israel to ease stance on terrorists in Rafah tunnels, official tells 'Post'

US President Donald Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, are expected to arrive in Israel on Monday to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior officials.

|ByAMICHAI STEIN
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.

Kushner lands in Israel to meet with Netanyahu, Witkoff to join

Kushner was expected to meet with Netanyahu on Monday, said the source, speaking on condition of anonymity as the meeting had not been formally announced.

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(illustrative) The flags of Israel and Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan joins Abraham Accords following trilateral phone call with Netanyahu, Trump

"The most important thing [is] it will 'bring to life' the issue of the Abraham Accords, ahead of more countries joining," a source with knowledge of the matter told The Jerusalem Post. 

|ByAMICHAI STEIN, DARCIE GRUNBLATT, CORINNE BAUM, JAMES GENN

Tel Aviv University to honor Einav Zangauker for leadership in hostage crisis

Einav Zangauker, a leading figure of the Hostages Families Forum, will receive an honorary doctorate from Tel Aviv University for her tireless efforts to secure the return of hostages held by Hamas.

OCTOBER 30, 2025ByMAARIV
Einav Zangauker at celebrations at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv as negotiators sign deal freeing all hostages from Gaza, October 09, 2025.

Your Taxes: The Trump technique - bargaining chips

On October 13, US President Donald Trump delivered a speech in the Knesset. It seems 119 MKs were impressed, and one had to be removed.

OCTOBER 24, 2025ByLEON HARRIS
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump uses a gavel after signing the sweeping spending and tax legislation known as the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act,’ at the White House last week.

Frustration toward Israel in White House grows amid fragile ceasefire, annexation vote – POLITICO

US Vice President JD Vance delivered a “firm message” to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from US President Donald Trump in Wednesday's Jerusalem meeting.

OCTOBER 24, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset on the day of Trump's address, amid a US-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Jerusalem, October 13, 2025.

Trump admin., Israel planning to divide Gaza into two zones to undermine Hamas - WSJ

Multiple Arab nations argue that dividing Gaza would lead to a full Israeli occupation of the Gaza Strip, and are unlikely to commit troops to be a part of the peacekeeping for under those terms.

OCTOBER 23, 2025ByCORINNE BAUM
IDF troops marking the "yellow line," where Israeli troops had withdrawn to in accordance with the US-brokered hostage, ceasefire agreement, October 20, 2025.

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.

OCTOBER 22, 2025ByAMICHAI STEIN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
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.

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

Vice President JD Vance’s visit to Israel underscores the US's urgency to preserve the Gaza ceasefire and prevent renewed conflict with Hamas.

OCTOBER 21, 2025ByHERB KEINON
US Vice President JD Vance speaks to members of the media in Kiryat Gat, Israel, October 21, 2025.

Released hostages meet with US envoys Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner

On Tuesday, several recently freed Israeli hostages met in Tel Aviv with US Special Envoy for Peace Missions Steve Witkoff and former senior White House adviser Jared Kushner.

OCTOBER 21, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff speaks at the weekly rally at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv, October 11, 2025.

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

JD Vance en route to Israel • Gideon Sa'ar expresses hope to restore ties with Bolivia • Haredim in Jerusalem, New York protest against IDF draft

OCTOBER 21, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
(Illustrative) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump in front of a backdrop of the White House.

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.

OCTOBER 20, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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.

OCTOBER 20, 2025ByMAARIV
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.

OCTOBER 20, 2025ByMAARIV
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.