Akiva van Koningsveld

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Hostage Negotiations

Hostage deal moved Trump to tears, says new US Middle East envoy Witkoff

Washington’s man in the Middle East said the agreement, which he helped broker, was the ‘most worthy thing’ he could do in his lifetime

By Akiva van Koningsveld

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Steve Witkoff, the US' new special envoy to the Middle East, revealed that the recent hostage releases moved President Trump to tears (Image: Getty)
Israel has denied that it will hand over control of the Rafah crossing to the PA (Image: Getty)

Israel denies PA is set to take control of Rafah crossing in ‘day after’ plans

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Four people were wounded in a stabbing attack on January 21 in Tel Aviv while the attacker was killed (Getty Images)

Moroccan citizen with US residency stabs 4 in Tel Aviv terror attack

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Donald Trump delivers remarks at the Israeli American Council National Summit (Getty Images)

Member of Netanyahu’s coalition urges Trump to reject current hostage deal

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