US Envoy Witkoff visits Gaza to monitor compliance with ceasefire PHOTO

U.S. President’s Special Envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, visited the Gaza Strip to monitor Israel’s compliance with the ceasefire agreement.

He announced the visit on the social media platform X, per Caliber.Az.

Witkoff was accompanied on the trip by U.S. Central Command head Admiral Brad Cooper and entrepreneur Jared Kushner.

During the visit, the delegation received detailed briefings on security, humanitarian aid, and measures to prevent further conflict. The special envoy also expressed confidence in achieving peace.

Admiral Cooper, Jared Kushner and I traveled to Gaza today to verify Israel’s compliance with Phase I of the agreement. We received detailed briefings on security, humanitarian aid, and deconfliction efforts. With continued commitment, peace remains within reach. pic.twitter.com/a3L5TqyW0k

— Special Envoy Steve Witkoff (@SEPeaceMissions) October 11, 2025

The Israel-Hamas war, ignited by Hamas's October 7, 2023, attack killing 1,200 Israelis and taking 250 hostages, has claimed over 67,000 Palestinian lives, displaced 90% of Gaza's 2.3 million residents, and triggered a humanitarian catastrophe with famine risks amid aid blockades.

Ceasefires in November 2023 and January 2025 collapsed quickly, but Trump's "Comprehensive End of Gaza War" plan—proposing phased hostage releases (starting with 50 living Israelis for 2,000 Palestinian prisoners), Israeli troop pullbacks, Hamas disarmament, international governance of Gaza, and aid surges—gained traction after indirect Sharm el-Sheikh talks in early October 2025, brokered by Egypt, Qatar, and U.S. pressure.

By Khagan Isayev