Trump To Chair "Large Meeting" On Post-War Gaza Today

Trump had promised a swift end to the war in Gaza during the 2024 U.S. election campaign and after taking office in January but almost seven months into his term, that stated goal remains elusive. NDTV reported.

When asked "should Israel be doing anything differently to end the war and get the hostages home," Witkoff said: "We think that we're going to settle this one way or another, certainly before the end of this year."

Witkoff said Israel was open to continuing discussions with Palestinian militant group Hamas. He also said Hamas had signaled they were open to a settlement.

U.S. ally Israel's devastating assault on Gaza since October 2023 has killed over 62,000 Palestinians, Gaza health authorities say. It has also caused a hunger crisis, internally displaced Gaza's entire population and prompted accusations of genocide and war crimes at international courts that Israel denies.

The latest bloodshed in the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict was triggered in October 2023 when Hamas attacked Israel, killing 1,200 and taking about 250 hostages, Israeli tallies show.