As Gaza starvation shocks the world, Witkoff is in Israel to push for a ceasefire deal – Mondoweiss

The U.S. envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, is scheduled to arrive in Israel on Thursday, reportedly to push for concluding a ceasefire deal in Gaza between Israel and Hamas. Witkoff is scheduled to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and will possibly visit U.S. and Israel-backed distribution centers run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), which Palestinians have described as “death traps” where over 1,000 Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli…