US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and hostage envoy Adam Boehler met on Tuesday with family members of the hostages in Tel Aviv, a day after the release of US-Israeli citizen Edan Alexander.

During the meeting, which lasted nearly two hours, they emphasized their personal commitment to returning the remaining 58 hostages. Wittekoff also revealed that he and Bohler intend to fly to Doha to continue talks with Hamas to bring back the rest of the hostages.

“We are committed to returning all the hostages – the living and the fallen. We will not accept anything less than the return of everyone. That is the president’s mission,” Witkoff said.

“We would all like to see a diplomatic solution. The fact is that most of the survivors came out through a diplomatic solution. If Adam and I didn’t believe there was a chance of progress in the negotiations, we wouldn’t be going to Doha.”

I24NEWS reported that during his remarks, he also referred to the Israeli divide, saying: “When you fight among yourselves and break apart as a society, you know who’s watching this? Hamas. That’s why you must unite as a society. I’ve seen intelligence that shows that when you’re not united as a society, it’s harmful.”

He also commented on the constant criticism of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, saying, “Netanyahu was ready to carry out tactical things in Gaza that others refused to do.’

“Edan is home because of Israeli and American cooperation. Despite what people say, he cares.”

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)