Employees of the Qatari embassy in Cairo, not the negotiating delegation, were involved in a fatal car accident near Sharm El Sheikh on October 11th, 2025, according to Al-Arabiya sources. The incident occurred en route from Cairo, and details regarding the exact timing and location within the hour reporting window remain unconfirmed. Over the past hour, footage released by the Israel Defense Forces showed White House Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner touring Israeli military sites in the Gaza Strip and the Re'im Hostage Return Site in Southern Israel. They were accompanied by Israeli Chief of General Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir and Commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Adm. Charles "Brad" Cooper II, along with other senior U.S. and Israeli officials. Previous reports from October 11th, 2025, indicated that a delegation including Qatar's Prime Minister was involved in a fatal car accident en route from Cairo, resulting in the death of diplomats. However, Al-Arabiya sources clarified that the incident involved employees of the Qatari embassy in Cairo, not the higher-level negotiating delegation. The delegation was reportedly traveling to announce the end of the war in Gaza. In related developments, a top Hamas official announced on the morning of October 11th, 2025, that the release of hostages was scheduled to commence Monday morning. Israel's coordinator of hostages and missing persons, Gal Hirsch, also informed hostage families of this likely Monday morning release. U.S. Air Force logistics aircraft landed at Ben Gurion Airport between 11:37 AM and 12:37 PM UTC on October 11th, 2025, amid the U.S.-brokered ceasefire. The U.S. Army is also reportedly establishing a military headquarters on an IDF base in Israel to monitor the Gaza ceasefire and the "Trump program."
