Steve Witkoff, the White House's special envoy to the Middle East, will travel into Gaza on Friday amid reports of a hunger crisis unfolding in the war-torn enclave.

U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff traveled to Gaza to see aid operations for himself and speak to Palestinians as international pressure mounts over humanitarian crisis.

The officials will inspect aid distribution sites and "secure a plan to deliver more food," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.