Washington has reportedly been pressing West Jerusalem to open the Rafah crossing between the enclave and Egypt

US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff said he has had “positive” discussions with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on advancing the Washington-brokered 20-point peace plan for Gaza. The talks come against the backdrop of continuing Israeli military operations in the Palestinian enclave despite the ceasefire.

Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner traveled to Israel immediately after the trilateral Russia-US-Ukraine talks held in the UAE over two days this week.

The talks with Netanyahu revolved around…

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