President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy was in Israel on Wednesday to meet with senior officials and tour Israeli military installations in and around the Gaza Strip, making his second trip to the region this month to advance a shaky ceasefire in the Palestinian enclave.

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,” he said.Witkoff was tapped back in mid-November by Trump.

Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy, said on Wednesday that he welcomed the potential for “a dialogue” with Hamas and heaped praise on Qatar for helping facilitate the cease-fire deal between Israel and Gaza, despite facing scrutiny for previous ties to the Gulf nation.

Israel’s military campaign in Gaza over the last 15 months has destroyed much of the infrastructure in the enclave, and an overwhelming majority of Palestinians living in Gaza have been displaced from their homes,

White House envoy Steve Witkoff told Axios in an interview at the end of his trip to the Middle East that rebuilding Gaza could take between 10 and 15 years. Why it matters: The Trump administration wants to see the ceasefire continue and Gaza stabilized so it can move forward with its ambitious plans for the Middle East,

President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy completed a trip to Israel Thursday. Steve Witkoff was the first American official to visit Gaza in 15 years.