nnDonald Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff made his first visit to a controversial Israeli and US-backed aid distribution site in Gaza on Friday, accompanied by Ambassador Mike Huckabee. The visit aimed to assess humanitarian conditions amid UN warnings of ‘man-made, mass starvation’ in the territory. Witkoff stated the mission would help craft a plan to deliver food and medical aid to Gazans, while the aid group GHF claims to distribute over 1 million daily meals. Palestinian civilians criticized the visit as a ‘hollow media stunt’ that ignored urgent needs to lift Israel’s siege. The trip occurred against a backdrop of deadly shootings at aid points where UN reports indicate at least 859 Palestinians have been killed.