(23 Jul 2025)
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Jerusalem – 23 July 2025
1. SOUNDBITE (English) Joe Federman, The Associated Press:
"President Donald Trump’s Mideast envoy is headed to the region, and that could mean good news for Gaza ceasefire prospects. Steve Witkoff has been delaying this trip as Israel and Hamas conduct negotiations in the Mideast country of Qatar. The fact that he is now coming to the region is a sign that those negotiations have made some progress."
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Tel Aviv, Israel – 30 January 2025
2. Various of U.S. Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff walking and greeting Israelis at a building at Hostages square in Tel Aviv
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Jerusalem – 23 July 2025
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Joe Federman, The Associated Press:
"Witkoff is expected to begin with a visit, a meeting with an Israeli delegation in Rome, depending on how those talks go, he will then decide whether to continue on to Qatar in hopes of wrapping up a deal that could halt this 21 month conflict. Now this diplomatic activity comes as conditions on the ground in Gaza continue to deteriorate . The Israeli military is still active . It says it is attacking Hamas targets across Gaza, but this crackdown has contributed to a ongoing humanitarian crisis."
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Gaza City, Gaza Strip – 23 July 2025
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4. Various of men carrying bodies
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Jerusalem – 23 July 2025
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Joe Federman, The Associated Press:
Aid groups, residents, UN officials all report dire shortages of food in Gaza , and health officials say that they are beginning to report deaths as a result of hunger and malnutrition. The US State Department says that Witkoff will make the humanitarian situation in Gaza and ways to improve those conditions a focus of this upcoming visit."
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Gaza City, Gaza Strip – 23 July 2025
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6. Various of men carrying bodies
STORYLINE:
President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, planned to head to the Middle East as the U.S. tries once again to reach a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, the State Department’s spokesperson said Tuesday.
Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce told reporters that Witkoff was going to the region with a “strong hope” that the U.S. can deliver a ceasefire deal as well as a new humanitarian corridor for aid distribution.
“I would suggest that we might have some good news, but, again, as we know, this could be a constantly changing dynamic,” said Bruce, who didn’t have other details about where Witkoff would be going or what he had planned.
Three U.S. officials said Witkoff is traveling to Europe this week to discuss a range of issues, including Gaza and the push for a ceasefire, but they had no details about Middle East stops and did not share where specifically Witkoff would travel to and when.
The officials were not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.
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