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SHOTLIST: TEL AVIV, ISRAEL (OCT. 11, 2025) (ANADOLU - ACCESS ALL) 1. VARIOUS OF ISRAELIS HOLDING BANNERS, PHOTOS OF ISRAELI HOSTAGES AND CHANTING SLOGANS 2. US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S SPECIAL ENVOY, STEVE WITKOFF, TRUMP’S SON-IN-LAW JARED KUSHNER, TRUMP’S DAUGHTER IVANKA TRUMP ARRIVING AT PODIUM 3. PEOPLE APPLAUDING 4. (SOUNDBITE) (English) US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S SPECIAL ENVOY, STEVE WITKOFF DELIVERING SPEECH: [...] "including President Erdogan from Türkiye, Sheikh Mohammed (bin Abdulrahman) and the Emir of Qatar, and President Sisi of Egypt — all of whom played a critical and integral role in this peace deal — I say thank you.” 5. PEOPLE CHEERING 6. TRUMP’S SON-IN-LAW JARED KUSHNER DELIVERING SPEECH 7. SECURITY PERSONNEL AROUND WITKOFF 8. PEOPLE BOOING AS WITKOFF SPEAKSTEL AVIV, ISRAEL - OCT. 11: US President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, addressed the crowds, which were estimated at 400,000, flanked by Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump on Saturday evening, Oct. 11, in Tel Aviv. But, there were boos when Witkoff mentioned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who has drawn the ire of protesters while hostages remain in captivity. Witkoff, thanked Türkiye, Qatar, and Egypt on Saturday for their mediation efforts to reach a Gaza ceasefire agreement, describing their roles as “critical and integral” to ending the war. Speaking before thousands gathered at Hostages’ Square in Tel Aviv ahead of the expected return of Israeli captives under the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal, Witkoff paid tribute to Arab and Muslim leaders who contributed to the agreement. “Trump showed the world that strength and peace go hand in hand. They are not opposites — they are partners,” Witkoff said. “To the Arab leaders and partners of ours who meant so much in this negotiation — including President Erdogan from Türkiye, Sheikh Mohammed (bin Abdulrahman) and the Emir of Qatar, and President Sisi of Egypt — all of whom played a critical and integral role in this peace deal — I say thank you.” Witkoff also thanked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, a remark that drew boos from the crowd. When he mentioned Trump, however, the audience responded with cheers and chants of “Thank you, Trump.” Saturday’s rally drew thousands of Israelis as preparations continued for the implementation of the first phase of the ceasefire agreement, under which hostages held in Gaza are expected to be released in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. The event also featured speeches from Kushner and Trump’s daughter Ivanka. Tel Aviv estimates that 48 Israelis are held in Gaza, including 20 still alive, while more than 11,100 Palestinians are imprisoned in Israel, many of whom suffer from torture, starvation, and medical neglect---conditions that have led to deaths, according to Palestinian and Israeli human rights and media reports.

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