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.”

US special envoy Steve Witkoff  and ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee will enter Gaza on Friday to inspect aid distrubution and meet with residents of the war-wracked territory.

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday in a bid to salvage Gaza truce talks and tackle a humanitarian crisis in the enclave, where a global hunger monitor has warned that famine is unfolding. Shortly after Witkoff's arrival, President Donald Trump posted on his…

The UN has warned that widespread famine is a looming threat in the besieged strip, and claims hundreds of Palestinians have been shot while trying to collect aid near distribution sites.

Aug. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff visited Gaza on Friday to see firsthand the operations of the U.S.-Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in the besieged Palestinian territory and speak to those living there after hundreds of Palestinians have been killed while waiting for aid since it began operation.