Steve Witkoff, the new special envoy to the Middle East nominated by US President-elect Donald Trump, arrived in Israel on the 11th and will discuss the Gaza ceasefire talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later in the day, a senior Israeli official said. In addition, the Israeli official also said that the ongoing ceasefire talks in the Gaza Strip in the Qatari capital Doha have made progress. He did not disclose further details of the negotiations.