President Donald Trump will chair a White House meeting on Gaza on Wednesday. The US expects Israel's war in the Palestinian territory to be settled by the end of the year. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet Israeli foreign minister Gideon Saar in Washington on Wednesday at 3.15pm ET (7.15pm UK time). US special envoy Steve Witkoff said there is a large White House meeting and a comprehensive postwar plan is being prepared. Witkoff said he did not elaborate or list participants. He said Israel remained open to continuing discussions with Hamas and that Hamas had signaled openness to a settlement.
US special envoy Steve Witkoff said on Tuesday that president Donald Trump would chair a meeting on Gaza at the White House on Wednesday and added that Washington expected Israel's war in the Palestinian territory to be settled by the end of the year. The US state department separately said secretary of state Marco Rubio will meet Israeli foreign minister Gideon Saar in Washington on Wednesday, which is expected to take place at 3.15pm ET (7.15pm UK time).
When asked on Fox News' Special Report with Bret Baier show if there is a postwar plan for Gaza, Witkoff said: Yes, we've got a large meeting in the White House tomorrow, chaired by the president, and it's a very comprehensive plan we're putting together on the next day. He did not elaborate further and did not list the meeting's participants. When asked should Israel be doing anything differently to end the war and secure the release of the hostages, Witkoff said: We think that we're going to settle this one way or another, certainly before the end of this year.
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