The developer, who is president-elect Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy, worked with the main negotiator in the deal.

Trump also highlighted Witkoff's role in a Truth Social post, writing: "With this deal in place, my National Security team, through the efforts of Special Envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff ...

Trump's Middle East envoy epitomises the president-elect's disdain for policy wonks and international relations experts

Witkoff, who is Jewish and who has been friends with Trump since the 1980s when he bought Trump a sandwich after they worked on a real estate transaction, has no Middle East diplomatic experience.

Steve Witkoff, 67, President-elect Donald Trump's special envoy to the Middle East, has emerged as a key player in efforts to broker the Gaza ceasefire deal.

President-elect Trump's incoming Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, is being credited with playing a key role in securing the ceasefire and hostage-release deal between Israel and Hamas before ...