Steven Witkoff and Donald Trump (Twitter Screenshot)
Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff reportedly planning regular trips to Gaza and Israel to keep the pressure on both sides to implement the newly signed ceasefire deal.
By World Israel News Staff
President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team has floated a number of proposals for managing the postwar reconstruction of the Gaza Strip and ensuring full implementation of the ceasefire deal with Israel, according to a report by NBC News, including the possible temporary relocation of part of the Strip’s population abroad.
Citing an unnamed Trump transition official, the report claimed that the incoming president’s Middle East special envoy, Steve Witkoff, is mulling regular trips to the region to ensure both sides remain in compliance with the truce.
According to the report, Witkoff is even considering visiting the wartorn Gaza Strip itself.
“You have to be right on top of it, ready to snuff out a problem if it happens,” the official said of Witkoff’s plans to frequent the region.
The Trump transition official said the administration would need to keep a watchful eye not only on Hamas but also on right-wing Israeli “radicals” to prevent a collapse of the ceasefire.
“Remember, there’s a lot of people, radicals, fanatics, not just from the Hamas side, from the right wing of the Israeli side, who are absolutely incentivized to blow this whole deal up,” he said.
In terms of planning the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip after the war with Israel is over, the official cited by the NBC News report said the incoming administration is considering wide-ranging proposals, including the temporarily relocation of part of Gaza’s population to a third-party country.
A number of possible destinations have been floated, the official said, including Indonesia. The official did not specify whether the Trump transition team has been in contact with foreign leaders, including Indonesia’s, regarding the potential relocation.
Nor did the official say if any effort has been made to feel-out support for such a move within the Gaza Strip.
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