US Envoy to Visit Gaza Amidst Deepening Aid Crisis

Steve Witkoff, a U.S. envoy for peace missions, is scheduled to visit Gaza to assess the deepening aid crisis. This visit comes amid growing international pressure on Israel to alleviate humanitarian suffering, following reports of hundreds of Palestinians killed while attempting to secure aid. Witkoff and the U.S. ambassador to Israel will meet with Palestinians and examine aid distribution sites, with the intention of briefing President Trump on a plan for food and aid distribution. Witkoff's visit includes a stop at a site managed by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (G.H.F.), an Israeli-backed group. While Israel states the G.H.F. aims to prevent Hamas from benefiting from aid, Israeli military officials have reportedly found no evidence of systematic Hamas theft of UN aid. Reports from Gaza's health ministry and witnesses indicate Palestinian casualties near G.H.F. sites, with accusations of Israeli troops opening fire.