US envoys arrive in Israel to shore up Gaza ceasefire after major flareup

White House special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff (Alex Brandon/AP)

US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner were in Israel on Monday to shore up the tenuous ceasefire that is holding in Gaza.

It comes a day after the fragile deal faced its first major flareup with Israel threatening to halt aid transfers after it said Hamas militants had killed two soldiers.