Daniel Estrin

U.S.

Envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel Saturday.

Witkoff's office said they discussed the next phase in the Gaza ceasefire.

Israeli media report the discussions were about reopening Gaza's border crossing with Egypt to allow Palestinians to finally be able to enter and exit Gaza again.

The border is expected to open this week, despite Israeli opposition, as the last Israeli hostage body in Gaza still has not been recovered.

Meanwhile, U.S.

Central Command Chief Admiral Brad Cooper met with Israel's military chief of staff Saturday.

The U.S.

has been beefing up its military assets in the Mideast this past week, as Trump says he's still considering strikes on Iran.

Daniel Estrin, NPR News, Tel Aviv.

Kushner presented a slideshow in Davos, Switzerland, with his vision for rehabilitating Gaza.

He presented simulated images of sleek skyscrapers on the shores of Gaza and a master plan envisioning an airport and seaport.

He said cities could be rebuilt in Gaza within a few years.

He said the U.S.

would host a donors conference soon to raise money for rebuilding Gaza.

But he said key to this is disarming Hamas.

His plan is for Hamas's heavy weapons to be immediately decommissioned, and those who disarm would be rewarded with amnesty and reintegration or safe passage out of Gaza.

Daniel Estrin, NPR News, Tel Aviv.

Israel had already banned UNRWA, the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees, from operating on its territory last year.

Agency staff moved to Jordan as a result.