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Steve Witkoff, an investor and real estate mogul, has been highlighted as a key figure in securing a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.

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.

The president-elect’s incoming deputy chief of staff told lawmakers that early action would include directives to give the president more control over federal workers, as well as on energy and immigration.

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

Steve Witkoff, President-elect Trump's chief Middle East negotiator who played a key role in the Hamas-Israeli cease-fire, is a billionaire real estate developer and investor.