The Times of Israel is liveblogging Saturday’s events as they happen.
Trump says Witkoff’s trip focused ‘on getting the people fed, and that’s what we want’
US President Donald Trump says the focus of his Special Envoy Steve Witkoff’s trip to Israel and the Gaza Strip was ramping up food aid to Palestinians in the coastal enclave.
“He had a great meeting with a lot of people, and the primary meeting was on food,” Trump tells reporters. “And he also had some other conversations that I’ll tell you about later, but he had a meeting on getting the people fed, and that’s what we want.”
Trump ‘very happy’ about Fed board vacancy after governor resigns
US President Donald Trump said Friday that he was “very happy” about an upcoming vacancy on the Federal Reserve’s board, shortly after the central bank announced an early resignation among its leadership.
Trump’s comments came after Fed governor Adriana Kugler submitted her resignation letter. Her term as a board member was due to end in January 2026, and her early departure next week allows Trump to appoint someone new to the Fed sooner than anticipated.
Poll: Majority of Israelis fear they won’t be able to travel abroad due to global criticism of Jewish state
Fifty-six percent of Israelis fear they won’t be able to travel abroad due to mounting global criticism of the Jewish state, as the war in Gaza drags on, a poll aired on Channel 12 indicates.
Forty percent of Israelis, on the other hand, don’t have such fears, according to the poll.