Steve Witkoff, the United States’ Special Envoy to the Middle East, held a nearly three-hour meeting with the families of those still being held in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, telling them that the US’ “first priority” is getting the hostages back to Israel,

Families of hostages expressed cautious satisfaction following their meeting with US envoy Steve Witkoff on Saturday but said there was nothing "new" in efforts to reach a deal for the release of the captives.