US envoy Witkoff to visit Israel, meet Netanyahu, Israeli officials say

U.S. President ‌Donald Trump's senior envoy Steve Witkoff is ⁠expected to visit Israel for meetings with Prime Minister ​Benjamin Netanyahu and ‍Israel's military chief, two senior Israeli officials said on ⁠Monday.

The ‌officials ⁠said Witkoff's visit to the ‍country was expected to begin ​on Tuesday. It comes ⁠amid heightened regional tensions with ⁠Iran, and as the Trump administration ⁠presses ahead with its plan to ⁠end ‌the Gaza war.

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