President Donald Trump has turned to two of his closest confidants, son-in-law Jared Kushner and real estate executive Steve Witkoff, to execute a fragile Gaza peace deal, relying on personal chemistry and business instincts over traditional diplomacy to halt the war and free hostages. 

While Trump has taken personal ownership of the initiative, the framework was developed with input from Witkoff, the special envoy to the Middle East, who played a key coordinating role in the talks. In the final stretch, Trump leaned on Kushner, his former senior adviser and architect of the Abraham Accords, whose network across the region helped bring skeptical players on board.