Gaza ceasefire live: Trump’s envoys arrive in Israel amid scramble to shore up fragile truce – Middle East crisis live

<p>US envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner already in Israel with vice-president JD Vance due tomorrow</p><p>The Guardian’s global affairs correspondent, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/profile/roth-andrew">Andrew Roth</a>, has written <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2025/oct/19/the-enormous-conflict-of-interest-at-centre-of-jared-kushners-gaza-ceasefire-deal">an interesting profile</a> on <strong>Jared Kushner</strong> in which he explores his central role in the ceasefire negotiations and his extensive business dealings in the Middle East. Here is a snippet:</p><p><em>The soft-spoken heir to his father’s real estate empire has quietly become a key conduit for Trump’s outreach to the Middle East, leveraging his Rolodex of leaders in the region and positioning himself to win a lucrative windfall if the goal of redeveloping Gaza ever comes to fruition.</em></p><p><em>It has been a notable return to the political fold after Kushner and his wife, Ivanka Trump, effectively swore off politics after the January 6 riots at the US Capitol that followed Trump’s loss in the 2020 elections.</em></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/oct/20/gaza-ceasefire-israel-hamas-palestine-hostages-middle-east-crisis-live-news-updates">Continue reading...</a>