Overview

• Steve Witkoff and Ambassador Mike Huckabee traveled to the Gaza Strip on Friday to inspect humanitarian aid distribution centres
• They will meet local residents to gather first-hand accounts of critical shortages in food, water and medical supplies
• Witkoff plans to brief President Trump on their findings and propose a comprehensive strategy for expanding relief deliveries
• Their arrival follows last week’s withdrawal of U.S. and Israeli teams from stalled ceasefire negotiations with Hamas
• German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul is in Jerusalem and will meet Palestinian Authority representatives in Ramallah to pursue parallel diplomatic efforts