"US officials have discussed the second phase of President Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a trip to Israel on Saturday. US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff was visiting Israel as part of a US delegation that also included Jared Kushner, Senior Advisor Aryeh Lightstone, and White House advisor Josh Gruenbaum. The Trump administration has been pushing for the start of the second phase of the 20-point peace plan, which would involve the reopening of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt."
"In an online post, Witkoff said the US and Israel are "advancing together in close partnership" when it comes to the implementation of the peace process. "The United States and Israel maintain a strong and longstanding relationship built on close coordination and shared priorities," Witkoff's post read. He also said US officials discussed the second phase of the peace plan with Prime Minister Netanyahu."
US officials met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to press for the second phase of President Trump's 20-point Gaza peace plan. The US delegation included Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner, Senior Advisor Aryeh Lightstone, and White House advisor Josh Gruenbaum. The second phase envisages reopening the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, further Israeli troop withdrawals from Gaza, and transferring governance from Hamas to a committee of Palestinian technocrats. Witkoff characterized US-Israel cooperation as advancing together in close partnership and described the meeting as constructive and positive with alignment on next steps. Israeli media reported Witkoff pressed for reopening Rafah, a lifeline for over two million Palestinians.
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