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U.S. Shifts Toward Israel After Envoy Meets Netanyahu in Bid for Gaza Aid, Truce

ISRAEL AND GAZA STRIP, JUL 31 – U.S. envoy Witkoff aims to break deadlock amid worsening Gaza famine with 154 starvation deaths reported, pushing for a truce and hostage release amid international pressure.

  • Arriving in Israel on Thursday, U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff meets Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to revive Gaza truce talks amid a worsening humanitarian crisis.
  • The Gaza health ministry reported 154 deaths from starvation in recent weeks, as Israel halted military operations for 10 hours daily on Sunday to allow aid.
  • On Wednesday, Israel sent a response to Hamas’s latest amendments to a U.S. proposal for a 60-day truce and hostage exchange, with 50 hostages held in Gaza, of whom around 20 are believed alive, Leavitt said.
  • Following meetings, a senior Israeli official said an understanding is emerging to shift to full hostage release and demilitarization, with Witkoff traveling to Gaza on Friday to inspect aid delivery.
  • Amid mounting diplomatic pressure, Canada plans to recognize a Palestinian state in September, with Qatar and Egypt backing a France-Saudi declaration outlining steps for a two-state solution.
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Deir Al Balah., U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff met yesterday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an attempt to save the truce talks in Gaza and address the humanitarian crisis in the enclave, where nearly 200 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire in less than 48 hours and despite the humanitarian pause Tel Aviv announced, raising the figure to 60,000 250 killed since the start of the offensive.

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