Trump envoys Witkoff, Kushner head to Egypt to discuss captives

US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and a senior envoy are heading to Egypt on Saturday to finalise captive release details, a White House official said after Hamas reacted positively to a peace plan to end Israel's two years of war on Gaza.

A White House official confirmed that Kushner and Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff are heading to the Middle East to address the finalisation of details on the release of captives and to discuss the deal pushed by Trump to bring an end to the war.

After Hamas said it was ready to release all captives and discuss details on the peace plan, Trump urged an immediate halt to the attacks on Gaza.