US President Donald Trump's Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff said on Sunday that he would depart for the region in the coming days to try and negotiate an extension of the first phase of the ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas, which is supposed to conclude at the end of the week.

Original article source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-first-witkoff-says-us-looking-to-extend-hostage-deals-first-phase/
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