US envoy Witkoff to visit Israel, meet Netanyahu, Israeli officials say

JERUSALEM: US President Donald Trump’s ​senior envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to visit Israel for meetings ‌with Prime ‌Minister ‌Benjamin ⁠Netanyahu ​and ‌Israel’s military chief, two senior Israeli officials said on Monday.
The ⁠officials said Witkoff’s ‌visit to ‍the ‍country was expected ‍to begin on Tuesday. It comes amid ​heightened regional tensions with Iran, ⁠and as the Trump administration presses ahead with its plan to end the Gaza war.