White House envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to brief the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday on American policy regarding the war in the Gaza Strip and nuclear talks with Tehran, Axios has reported.

A source told Axios that Witkoff was expected to focus at the closed session mainly on Gaza and on a new aid mechanism proposed by Israel and the United States, which they say will enable aid to resume to Palestinians without being controlled by Hamas.

But the U.N. and aid organization operating in Gaza have rejected the plan, saying that it “contravenes fundamental humanitarian principles.”

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