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Steve Witkoff, the US envoy will visit Gaza tomorrow

2025-07-31 22:46:59Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Steve Witkoff, the US envoy will visit Gaza tomorrow

The United States special envoy, Steve Witkoff, will visit the Gaza Strip on August 1 to inspect aid distribution centers, the White House said.

Witkoff and the U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, will try to "provide a plan for sending more food and will meet with local residents of Gaza to hear from them about this dire situation on the ground," White House spokeswoman Caroline Leavitt said on July 31.

Earlier on Thursday, Witkoff met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Israeli media have reported that their conversation focused on the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, the hostages being held by Hamas – the Palestinian group declared a terrorist organization by the United States and the European Union – as well as the issue of Iran.

Witkoff's visit to Israel came at a time when international criticism of Israel has intensified, following reports of deep famine in Gaza and at a time when talks in Doha on a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas have been blocked.

The Ynet portal reported that during his visit to Gaza, Witkoff will personally observe the work done by the Humanitarian Foundation for Gaza (GHF).

The GHF is supported by Israel and the U.S., and the foundation's work has faced criticism from United Nations agencies and other organizations.

On Monday, US President Donald Trump said there is a "real famine" in Gaza.

A day later, the Integrated Food Safety Classification (IPC), the leading international authority on food crises, warned that "the worst-case scenario of famine is currently happening in Gaza".

Amid growing international criticism and reports of famine-related deaths, Israel has been implementing a 10-hour-a-day pause in fighting in some areas of Gaza since the weekend, to allow aid to reach more people.

The war in Gaza began on October 7, 2023, when Hamas radicals attacked southern Israel, killing close to 1,200 people and kidnapping close to 250 others. Close to 50 people are believed to still be held in Gaza, while others have been released under preliminary ceasefire agreements.

As a result of the Israeli offensive, more than 60,000 people have been killed in Gaza since the start of the war, said the Ministry of Health, which estimates that most of the victims were women and children. However, this ministry does not make a distinction between civilian casualties and Hamas fighters in the figures it publishes on the victims./REL


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