As President Donald Trump was predicting this week that peace could be imminent in Gaza, he pointed to the man he dispatched to seal the deal as a source for his optimism.

President Trump deploys son-in-law Jared Kushner to Egypt amid negotiations for a peace deal between Israel and Hamas.

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will arrive in Israel Thursday night after helping mediate Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks in Egypt. US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Israel from Egypt on Thursday night.

Trained in New York City real estate, the president’s son-in-law had a single goal: Get to a yes first, and hash out the details later. “It’s just different being deal guys — just a different sport,” he said.

Witkoff and Kushner did push for some concessions for Palestinians as well in the final peace plan, according to a second source with knowledge of the negotiations. They played a key “role in preserving language that was in accord with some Palestinian priorities,” said the source.

White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were on hand to take part in indirect talks between Israel and Hamas, which aim to end the war in Gaza.

"US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff accompanied by CENTCOM commander Admiral Bradley Copper visited Israeli troops inside base in Gaza to confirm agreed upon withdrawal was complete," Griffin wrote. US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and CENTCOM chief Admiral Brad Cooper visited an IDF base in Gaza to confirm the Israeli military withdrawal to the agreed-upon lines,

In the deal, alongside the exchange of hostages, captives and Palestinian detainees, aid will increase. Israeli forces also have withdrawn to the “yellow line”, which still leaves them with more than 50 per cent control of the devastated, besieged strip. The handover of hostages is expected to happen by midday Monday.