Trump appointee for Middle East envoy says progress made on ceasefire talks

Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump's appointee for Middle East envoy, said “a lot of progress” was made in the ongoing talks around reaching a Gaza ceasefire deal.

“I don’t want to say too much because I think they’re doing a really good job back in Doha. I’m leaving tomorrow back… to Doha,” he said at a press conference held by Trump at Mar-a-Lago in Florida on Tuesday.

“I think that we’ve had some … really great progress, and I’m really hopeful that by the inaugural, we’ll have some good things to announce on behalf of the president.”

Trump warned that there will be "hell to pay" if a deal isn't reached before he enters office.