US envoy holds talks with Netanyahu in Jerusalem: Israeli official

US envoy Steve Witkoff held talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, an Israeli official said, during a visit that followed the reopening of Gaza’s Rafah crossing with Egypt.

The official told AFP that the meeting was taking place in Jerusalem, but declined to provide details on the agenda.

An Arab official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told AFP that the meeting was likely to take place in Turkiye on Friday, following diplomatic interventions by Ankara, as well as Egypt, Oman and Qatar.

Witkoff’s talks with Netanyahu on Tuesday marked his second encounter with the Israeli prime minister in less than a fortnight. His previous visit took place days before the Rafah crossing was reopened. –Agencies