L-R, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, US President Donald Trump, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, US Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and White House Special Envoy Steve Witkoff look on during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC. AFP
"We've got a large meeting in the White House tomorrow, chaired by the president, and it's a very comprehensive plan we're putting together on the next day," Witkoff said in a Fox News interview, without providing more details.
He was asked if there was "a plan for a day after in Gaza," referencing the end of Israel's war on the Palestinian territory that began in October 2023.
Witkoff did not elaborate on the plan he touted Tuesday, but said he believed that people would "see how robust it is and how it's, how well meaning, it is."
Israel is under mounting domestic and international pressure to end its Gaza war.
Thousands of demonstrators massed in Tel Aviv on Tuesday, seeking to push the government to end the war in Gaza and strike a deal to return captives, as the security cabinet convened.
The first protests began at daybreak as demonstrators blocked roads in the commercial hub, where they waved Israeli flags and held up pictures of the hostages, AFP journalists reported.
Israeli media said others rallied near the US embassy branch in the city, as well as outside the houses of various ministers.
Following the cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later spoke at an event Tuesday evening, remaining vague about the government's intentions as Israeli media reported the meeting had been inconclusive.
"We have just come from a cabinet meeting. I don't think I can elaborate too much," said Netanyahu.
The security cabinet approved a plan in early August for the military to take over Gaza City, triggering fresh fears for the safety of the captives and a new wave of protests that has seen tens of thousands take to the streets.
Netanyahu last week ordered immediate talks aimed at securing the release of all remaining captives in Gaza, while also doubling down on the plans for a new offensive to seize Gaza's largest city.
That came days after Hamas said it had accepted a new ceasefire proposal put forward by mediators that would see the staggered release of hostages over an initial 60-day period in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.
Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 62,819 Palestinians, the majority of them women and children.
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