Steve Witkoff went to the Palestinian enclave amid growing pressure on Israel to ease a deepening hunger crisis there. Hamas derided the visit as a “propaganda show.”

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee also visited Gaza "to learn the truth about" Gaza Humanitarian Foundation sites.

US President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff has for the first time visited a controversial Israel- and US-backed aid distribution site in Gaza. Witkoff went with US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee in a delegation accompanied by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).