U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff met anguished relatives of Israeli hostages still held in Gaza on Saturday, as fears for the captives' survival mounted almost 22 months into the war sparked by Hamas' October 2023 attack. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/03/world/politics/us-envoy-israeli-hostage-families/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #israel #israelhamaswar #hamas #us #gaza #middleeast #donaldtrump