U.S. Middle envoy Steve Witkoff said on Sunday that talks on phase two of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas would continue this week "at a location to be determined" to figure out how to reach a successful conclusion.

Speaking at the launch of the Washington-based American Jewish Committee’s Center for a New Middle East, Witkoff said the Phase 2 talks could begin on Sunday. AJC Center for a New Middle East: Special Envoy Steven Witkoff in Conversation with Jason Isaacson “We need to get rid of this crazy ideological psychopathic way of thinking that Hamas thinks,

President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff will travel to the Middle East this week, he said on Sunday, to push for the extension of a fragile Gaza ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

Standing on stage alongside relatives of the hostages, who wore shirts bearing images of their loved ones, Witkoff declared, “We are leaving no one behind,” earning applause from the audience. Five hundred days have passed since Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on the residents of Israel,

Trump envoy will head to region this week, as agreement veers off original framework, but he insists it is still possible to get back on track with phase two negotiations