In an interview with Fox News on Tuesday, Steve Witkoff said he believed the war in Gaza could be ended in the next four months. <\/p>\n
“We’re going to settle this one way or another, certainly before the end of this year,” he stated.<\/p>\n
Asked about a plan for governing post-war Gaza, he said there would be a “large meeting in the White House” on Wednesday, chaired by the president, to discuss that plan.<\/p>\n
“It’s a very comprehensive plan we’re putting together on the next day that I think many people are going to… see how robust it is and how it’s how well meaning it is, and it reflects President Trump’s humanitarian motives here,” he added.<\/p>\n
The White House did not confirm Witkoff’s comments, but US Secretary of State Marci Rubio is due to meet Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar in Washington on Wednesday. <\/p>\n
The White House said: “President Trump has been clear that he wants the war to end, and he wants peace and prosperity for everyone in the region.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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On the ground in Gaza City, tanks entered the northern Ibad al-Rahman district on Tuesday night, destroying several homes, witnesses told Reuters news agency.<\/p>\n
“All of a sudden, we heard that the tanks pushed into Ibad al-Rahman, the sounds of explosions became louder and louder, and we saw people escaping towards our area,” Saad Abed said in a message from his home in Jala Street, about 1km (0.6 miles) away.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday, the tanks reportedly retreated to Jabalia, an area further north where they have been operating. <\/p>\n
Bombardment also continued in Gaza City’s Shejaiya, Zeitoun and Sabra districts.<\/p>\n
The Israeli military said in a statement on Wednesday that its troops had engaged in combat in the Jabalia area and on the outskirts of Gaza City, adding that they had eliminated a “terrorist cell” and located a weapons storage facility.<\/p>\n
In a post on X on Wednesday, the military’s Arabic spokesman Avichay Adraee said that “evacuating Gaza City is inevitable” and told residents to relocate to southern Gaza.<\/p>\n
He said there was “empty space” and that each family making the move would “receive the most generous humanitarian aid”.<\/p>\n
Last week, the UN and non-governmental organisations warned that forcing hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate Gaza City and head south was “a recipe for further disaster and could amount to forcible transfer”.<\/p>\n
They also said the areas of the south where displaced residents were expected to move were “overcrowded and ill-equipped to sustain human survival at scale”.<\/p>\n
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would conquer the entire Gaza Strip after indirect talks with Hamas on a ceasefire and hostage release deal broke down last month.<\/p>\n
But he is facing both international and domestic pressure to not proceed with the offensive.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday evening, tens of thousands of protesters gathered in Tel Aviv demanding a ceasefire deal to bring home the remaining Israeli hostages held by Hamas. Only 20 of the 50 hostages are believed to be alive.<\/p>\n
Israel has not accepted the latest proposal from regional mediators for a 60-day truce and the return of around half of the hostages, saying it will now only agree to a comprehensive deal to bring back all the hostages and end the war on its terms.<\/p>\n
The Israeli military launched a campaign in Gaza in response to the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on 7 October 2023, in which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 others were taken hostage.<\/p>\n
Almost 62,900 people have been killed in Gaza since then, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.<\/p>\n
Most of Gaza’s population has also been repeatedly displaced; more than 90% of homes are estimated to be damaged or destroyed; and the healthcare, water, sanitation and hygiene systems have collapsed; and UN-backed global food security experts have confirmed that there is famine in the Gaza City area.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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