President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and U.S. special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff have revealed new details about the negotiations that led to the current cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
In a wide-ranging interview with CBS’s “60 Minutes” that aired on Oct. 19, the two discussed Trump’s direct involvement in shaping a 20-point peace framework and the continuing challenges of rebuilding Gaza under the postwar agreement.
The interview follows a cease-fire deal that resulted in the release of all living Israeli hostages held by Hamas, while Israel released about 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees.
Despite Israel Defense Forces (IDF) strikes last week in response to alleged Hamas violations of the U.S.-brokered cease-fire deal and alleged breaches of the “yellow line” marking Israel’s agreed withdrawal limit on Oct. 20, both Trump and the IDF say the cease-fire is still in effect….