US envoy Witkoff says Trump to travel to Egypt next week

In this photo provided by Egypt’s presidency media office, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi meets with US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner at the Presidential Palace in Cairo, Oct. 9, 2025. (AP)

• “The President is really excited to come to Egypt,” Witkoff said
• The deal agreed by Israel and Hamas will see a ceasefire and an exchange of hostages

CAIRO: US envoy Steve Witkoff said President Donald Trump is set to travel to Egypt next week, after Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi extended an invitation to attend celebrations over a Gaza ceasefire deal.
“The President is really excited to come to Egypt, and that is the plan, that he comes next week,” Witkoff said in a meeting with El-Sisi, a video of which was released by the Egyptian presidency.
El-Sisi’s office said he invited Trump to “participate in the celebration to be held in Egypt to mark the conclusion of the agreement for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip,” the first phase of which has been signed during talks in Egypt.
The deal agreed by Israel and Hamas will see a ceasefire and an exchange of hostages held in Gaza for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails.
Israel said the ceasefire would take effect “within 24 hours” of a meeting of Israel’s security cabinet Thursday.