Trump’s Middle East envoy hails Netanyahu at Tel Aviv rally, drawing boos

Steve Witkoff, Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East, has been speaking to thousands of people at a rally in Tel Aviv in support of the Israeli captives set to be released from Gaza. Flanked by Trump’s daughter Ivanka and her husband, Jared Kushner, Witkoff was met with cheers of “Thank you!” but he was interrupted with boos several times when he mentioned Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. “I was in the trenches with the prime minister. Believe me, he was a very important part here,” Witkoff told the crowd. Relatives of the Israeli captives have accused Netanyahu of blocking efforts to secure the release of their loved-ones and end the Gaza war for his own political gain. But Witkoff said Netanyahu and his chief negotiator, Ron Dermer, “have both sacrificed so much for this country and devoted their lives to the service of Israel”.

Al Jazeera's Hamdah Salhut joins live from Amman. She's there because the Israeli government has banned Al Jazeera from reporting inside Israel and the Occupied West Bank.

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Post from Al Jazeera on October 11, 2025

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