Steve Witkoff, U.S. particular envoy to the Center East, attends a gathering between U.S. President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary Basic Mark Rutte within the Oval Workplace on the White Home in Washington on July 14, 2025. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Pictures
WASHINGTON—Steve Witkoff, U.S. particular envoy to the Center East, is ready to journey to the area this week in hopes of advancing a cease-fire within the ongoing Gaza battle, the State Division introduced on July 22.
Talking with reporters on Tuesday, State Division press secretary Tammy Bruce stated President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Witkoff all expressed a “robust hope” for a deal to halt the preventing that has continued between Israel and terrorist group Hamas within the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7, 2023. Bruce likewise stated the administration additionally seeks to allow an expanded stream of humanitarian assist to the inhabitants of the embattled territory.