Steve Witkoff gave the families a personal commitment that he and President Trump would work to return the remaining hostages.

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a bid to salvage Gaza truce talks and tackle a humanitarian crisis.

WASHINGTON—U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff is set to visit the Gaza Strip on Friday to develop a new aid-distribution plan, the White House said Thursday, part of the Trump administration’s push to alleviate the deepening humanitarian crisis.