Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will arrive in Israel Thursday night after helping mediate Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks in Egypt. US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Israel from Egypt on Thursday night.

The US president's son-in-law never really left the Middle East. Now he is one of two US interlocutors tapped with ending Israel's genocide in Gaza

In the deal, alongside the exchange of hostages, captives and Palestinian detainees, aid will increase. Israeli forces also have withdrawn to the “yellow line”, which still leaves them with more than 50 per cent control of the devastated, besieged strip. The handover of hostages is expected to happen by midday Monday.

White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were on hand to take part in indirect talks between Israel and Hamas, which aim to end the war in Gaza.

Following Steve Witkoff to address the crowds in Hostages Square, President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner says Witkoff approached “this impossible task with a full heart and with a full commitment. When things got tough and we ran into brick walls, every time that happened, we just said, Let’s make a new plan. Let’s try again.”

Donald Trump’s (so-far) successful plan to end the conflict in Gaza was orchestrated by Jared Kushner in a bid to make himself richer, according to Trump biographer Michael Wolff. Speaking on the Inside Trump’s Head podcast,

White House adviser Jared Kushner hopes another Arab country normalises ties with Israel within months, he said, after arriving in the United Arab Emirates accompanied by Israeli officials on the first commercial flight between the countries.

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday that he’s recently been in touch with two key players in U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed peace plan for Israel and Gaza.