Destroyed buildings in the west of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip Feb. 11, 2025. (Bashar Taleb/AFP via Getty Images)
Witkoff didn't offer new details about a potential Palestinian administration that would govern Gaza, which has faced a humanitarian crisis since the start of the war, which began after Hamas attacked Israel.
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Displaced Palestinians shelter at a tent camp in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Jan. 14, 2026. On Wednesday, U.S. special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff announced the launch of the second phase of the Gaza peace plan. (Reuters/Haseeb Alwazeer )
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Part of that includes the group giving up its heavy weapons and the launch of a "buy-back" program for lighter weapons, according to the US official and two Arab diplomats, The Times of Israel reported.
Meanwhile, Israel has made it clear it will not allow Turkish armed forces to operate inside Gaza, viewing the country as a destabilizing actor despite efforts by Ankara to present itself as a reconstruction partner.
Fox News Digital's Efrat Lachter contributed to this report.
Louis Casiano is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to louis.casiano@fox.com.
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