American business person Steve Witkoff makes remarks next to US President-elect Donald Trump, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, US Jan 7, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos BarriaAmerican business person Steve Witkoff makes remarks next to US President-elect Donald Trump, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, US Jan 7, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos BarriaUS President-elect Donald Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday amid a push to secure a ceasefire in Gaza, Netanyahu's office said. Families of Israeli hostages welcomed Netanyahu's decision to dispatch the officials, with the Hostages and Missing Families Forum Headquarters describing it as a "historic opportunity." One of the two strikes killed three people in a house near the Daraj neighborhood in Gaza City.

Source: bd News24 January 11, 2025 16:00 UTC