Billionaire Steve Witkoff, nominated by US President-elect Donald Trump as the Middle East envoy, has been central to the high-stakes ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas. With blunt diplomacy and Trump’s backing,

We had a great team, but it doesn't happen without Donald Trump…The president was responsible for this release, and we all owe him a debt of gratitude, as to all the families,” Witkoff said.

Tense' Jerusalem sit-down led to breakthrough in talks, with Israel and Hamas agreeing in principle to hostage deal two days later; sides now finalizing implementation details

We have people that know everything about the Middle East, but they can’t speak properly. He is a great negotiator,’ Trump said on Witkoff's appointment.

Envoy Steve Witkoff, carrying a message from Donald Trump, broke through the impasse in long-futile cease-fire talks.

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

President-elect Donald Trump praised the new Israel-Hamas cease-fire and hostage exchange deal that his special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff pushed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to

They had just been told that Steve Witkoff, President-elect Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy, was on his way to Jerusalem. It was Saturday, Jan. 11, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ...

It turns out that when Trump warned there would be “hell to pay” in Gaza – he didn’t mean Hamas would be making the payment.

A senior administration official provided more details about how the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage release agreement finally came together.

President-elect Trump's incoming Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff ... a weekend meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Witkoff led to the breakthrough.

Even before it was signed, the Gaza ceasefire forced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into a tight spot - between a new U.S. president promising peace and far-right allies who want war to resume.