US envoy Steve Witkoff hints at new aid plan after visit to Gaza

US special envoy Steve Witkoff hinted at a new plan to feed Gaza on Friday, after visiting one of the aid distribution sites where starving Palestinians have allegedly been killed by Israel. Mr Witkoff said he and US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee spent more than five hours inside Gaza “assessing conditions” and speaking to staff from the Israeli and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. The purpose of the visit was to give US President Donald Trump “a clear understanding of the humanitarian situation and help craft a plan to deliver food and medical aid to the people of Gaza”, Mr Witkoff write on X.