An official appointed by President-elect Donald Trump for his next administration was the deciding factor in securing a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, but President Joe Biden nevertheless took a victory lap over the breakthrough on Tuesday.

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

Steve Witkoff is part of the team that played a major role in reaching the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal earlier this month.

Steve Witkoff, a New York real estate developer and investor, was reportedly instrumental in delivering the message to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Trump wanted

President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump jockeyed Wednesday ... Biden officials said a meeting Saturday between Trump’s incoming Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was crucial to closing the ...

Left critics of Biden’s Israel policy have responded by arguing that Trump’s interventions prove he could have produced a ceasefire far earlier, if only he had been willing to push Israel more, and that he and his team were either too weak, too incompetent, or too in hock to Israel to do so.

A ceasefire agreement has been reached between Israel and Hamas, involving a halt of the fighting and the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza. Following the announcement, both US President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump claimed credit for the Gaza ceasefire.

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

The Israel-Hamas ceasefire was brokered through intense negotiations involving Biden and Trump`s envoys, nearly collapsing in the final hours. Learn about the key players and events.

That was U.S. President Joe Biden’s response when asked whether it was him or President-elect Donald Trump who should take a bow for the cease-fire-for-hostages deal between Israel and Hamas.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald ... Trump added that his incoming Mideast envoy, Steve Witkoff — who was participating in the talks in Doha, Qatar — would ...

As both United States President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald ... team has emerged as a key figure in sealing the deal. Steve Witkoff, a New York real estate developer and investor, was ...