As the U.S. enters a new administration under President Trump, Qatar’s role as a trusted security partner remains as strong as ever.

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

Ansari, an adviser to Qatari Prime Minister Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and spokesperson for Qatar's foreign ministry. He discussed the ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and Hamas on January 15.

Steven Witkoff, who played an important role in brokering the truce between Israel and Hamas, also met with Israel’s prime minister and visited Saudi Arabia.

Trump sent Witkoff to ensure the ceasefire agreement advances to the second phase, which will require hashing out more thorny questions about Gaza’s future.

Steve Witkoff, a member of the Donald Trump administration’s transition team, in an interview with NBC News regarding the recent conditions in Gaza, mentioned Indonesia as one of the countries being considered by the Donald Trump administration to accept the relocation of Gazans during the reconstruction period.

Steve Witkoff is set to meet with Netanyahu in Israel and visit Gaza as the US and Qatar prepare for the next phase of the ceasefire

Wealthy Arab nations consider bankrolling Gaza’s reconstruction, but they want assurances Palestinians will lead in the postwar period.

Steve Witkoff helped negotiate the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal. His visit to Gaza on Wednesday was the first by a senior U.S. official in more than a decade.

While Donald Trump has been a dynamo and has chosen some amazing people to serve with him, he is not perfect. That adjective we leave for God Alone. The fellow he has selected to be his personal representative for the Middle East, businessman Steve Witkoff, seems to be reading from a different playbook. Of late:

The long trek home by Palestinians comes as mediators helped end twin crises over ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon.