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Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff made a rare trip to Gaza this week, the White House said, in a bid to prop up the fragile ceasefire. He also met Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. An unusual figure in US politics, Witkoff, a billionaire real estate developer was named Trump’s Middle East envoy in November. Despite his lack of experience. Witkoff purportedly helped seal the deal for the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.