Steve Witkoff to meet Benjamin Netanyahu as president-elect warns of ‘hell to pay’ if hostages are not released
Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy has arrived in Israel after holding talks in Doha in a last-ditch US push for a ceasefire to end the Israel-Hamas war and secure the release of hostages in Gaza before the president-elect’s inauguration. 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 Biden’s administration.
Israeli authorities have said roughly half of the approximately 100 hostages are no longer alive, with other estimates putting the number even lower. Over weeks of talks, Netanyahu has attempted to “maximise” the number of live hostages set to be released during the deal’s first stage, according to three people familiar with the talks. Other stumbling blocks have centred on disagreements over the redeployment of Israeli troops inside Gaza during the first phase.
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