Trump on Truth Social: I am pleased to announce that John Coale, Esq., a great lawyer and my incredibly successful Envoy for Belarus, will be my new Nominee for Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, with the rank of Ambassador. John has already secured the return of over 65 Americans and Allied Citizens from Belarus over the last year, and negotiated the release of more than 800 political prisoners from multiple countries in Eastern Europe. He will work tirelessly in this new post to bring American Citizens home. Adam Boehler, who has done an incredible job, bringing back 196 hostages, will continue to assist in other matters, as Senior Advisor

A Jordanian official denied reports in the Israeli press suggesting a Jordanian representative had attended a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his recent visit to the United Arab Emirates. "These claims are blatant falsehoods promoted by Israeli media affiliated with Netanyahu for electioneering purposes", the official said

🇺🇸🇮🇱🇵🇸A State Department official told me the Trump administration is aware of the overnight events in the West Bank village of al-Jalud and condemns the attack on Palestinian residents 🇺🇸🇮🇱🇵🇸“We condemn criminal violence by any party in the West Bank and support appropriate investigations, legal accountability, and judicial processes for those responsible,” the State Department official said 🇺🇸🇮🇱🇵🇸The official added that the U.S. is in regular dialogue with Israel about improving stability and security in the West Bank