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.

Hopes of a breakthrough in talks on a Gaza peace deal based on U.S. President Donald Trump's plans leapt after Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Egypt.

With Trump's 20-point plan appearing closer than any previous effort to reach a ceasefire, delegations upgraded their presence at negotiations.