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Trump Sends Envoy to Qatar Amid Gaza Crisis

1/10/2025

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President-elect Donald Trump is dispatching envoy Steve Witkoff to Qatar for urgent ceasefire negotiations as the death toll in Gaza soars to nearly 46,000. With the clock ticking toward his inauguration on January 20, Trump has issued a stark warning: severe consequences await if hostages remain unfreed. Hope lingers for a breakthrough between Israel and Hamas.

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President-elect Donald Trump is dispatching envoy Steve Witkoff to Qatar for urgent ceasefire negotiations as the death toll in Gaza soars to nearly 46,000. With the clock ticking toward his inauguration on January 20, Trump has issued a stark warning: severe consequences await if hostages remain unfreed. Hope lingers for a breakthrough between Israel and Hamas.