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Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff is in Israel today.
This is his first trip to that country since May,
and it comes a week after ceasefire talks with Israel and Hamas stalled in Doha, Qatar.
NPR's Emily Fang explains the significance of Witkoff's visits.
Witkoff is going to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the release of hostages held in Gaza.
A person familiar with the details but who is not authorized to speak publicly tells NPR.
Israel began letting more aid in this week following growing global condemnation of its restrictions on letting food into Gaza.
President Trump this week directly contradicted Israel's own Prime Minister Netanyahu saying that there is starvation in Gaza and said the first lady has also seen photos of hungry children in Gaza calling those photos terrible.
Also this week,
the United Kingdom and Canada joined France in saying they will recognize a Palestinian state in September,