Trump’s Dream Team Jets to Egypt: Hostages or Reality Show?

President Trump's unofficial UN peace squad, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, touched down in Sharm el-Sheikh this Wednesday to finalize "the deal" everyone’s been pretending is just days away. After a casual Monday of indirect chats between Israelis and Hamas, the star players arrived to turn negotiations from mild simmer to nuclear slow-cooker mode. Tuesday’s warm-up: Trump met hostages' families and dropped "48 hours is crucial" like a reality TV finale. Joining the cast: Qatar’s PM, Turkish and Egyptian spies, and Netanyahu's chief advisor Ron Dermer, because what’s a hostage swap without an international intelligence cameo? Senior U.S. officials promise: no Kushner & Witkoff exit without a deal, or at least some signed napkin.

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Source: Axios | Published: 10/8/2025 | Author: Barak Ravid