U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner met with senior U.S. and Israeli military officials in the Middle East on Saturday.

In footage released by the Israeli military Witkoff and Kushner were seen speaking to Lt. Gen Eyal Zamir and meeting troops.

The Israeli military said Witkoff and Kushner were given a “field tour” in the Gaza Strip and also visited a base at Reim in Israel, where the hostages are expected to be taken once released.

The pair arrived in Israel as the Israel-Hamas ceasefire held in its second day.

About 200 U.S. troops also landed in Israel Saturday to monitor the ceasefire with Hamas.

Witkoff was expected to speak Saturday evening as thousands of Israelis gathered in Tel Aviv for a weekly rally that many hoped would be the last.

Witkoff told Israeli officials on Friday that the United States would establish a center in Israel to coordinate issues concerning Gaza until there is a permanent government, according to a readout of the meeting obtained by the AP.

Another official who was not authorized to speak to the media confirmed the readout's contents.

The readout said no U.S. soldiers will be on the ground in Gaza, but there will be people who report to the U.S. and aircraft might monitor over the strip.

The war began when Hamas-led militants stormed into Israel on October 7, 2023, killing some 1,200 people and taking about 250 hostage.

In Israel’s ensuing offensive, more than 67,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which doesn’t differentiate between civilians and combatants but says around half the deaths were women and children.

The ministry is part of the Hamas-run government, and the U.N. and many independent experts consider its figures to be the most reliable estimate of wartime casualties.

The war has also triggered other conflicts in the region, sparked worldwide protests and led to allegations of genocide that Israel denies.