Trump's Mideast Envoy Forced Netanyahu to Accept a Gaza Plan He Repeatedly Rejected By Chaim Levinson | 13 Jan 2025 | Israeli sources say that the involvement of the incoming U.S. administration, led by President-elect Trump's aggressive Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, revived hostage talks with Hamas. While Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's propaganda machine claims that Trump has left him no choice, what happens inside his coalition will determine whether the prime minister approves the deal.