Amid growing disagreements with the Trump administration over the composition of the Board of Peace for Gaza and the question of a strike on Iran, officials in Israel point to a key figure behind decisions seen as running counter to Israeli interests: Special Envoy Steve Witkoff.

Speaking at IAC National Summit in Florida, Steve Witkoff urges a diplomatic solution on Iran’s enrichment, missiles, material stockpiles and proxies, and voices support for the Iranian people.

President Trump’s peace envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner signed onto a five-point plan with European leaders in Paris Tuesday to enhance “security guarantees” for Ukraine.

The spy chief is expected to meet with White House envoy Steve Witkoff in Miami, the report says, adding that the latter is managing direct communications between the US and Iran. It is unclear whether Barnea will meet with US President Donald Trump, who is expected to be at his Mar-a-Lago golf club in Florida, over the weekend, the report says.

Real estate tycoon Yakir Gabay, a Jerusalem native and son of a former Justice Ministry official, was appointed to the executive council under President Trump’s “Peace Council" to advance Gaza’s rehabilitation.

The Trump administration allegedly made the first high-level contact with the Iranian opposition amid intensifying nationwide anti-regime protests.

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U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law, arrive for a lunch meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy before a summit of the so-called 'Coalition of the Willing' at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, January 6, 2026. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier