But the extraordinary collaboration between outgoing and incoming presidents did not stop both sides from claiming credit.

Should everything proceed according to plan, subsequent negotiations would assure the release of the remaining Israeli hostages and the reconstruction of Gaza in the deal’s second and third stages. Given the precarious nature of the deal’s phased structure,

With the Gaza deal, Trump probably helped Biden get one last win as President, and Biden may have set in motion the first victory of Trump’s second term, writes Phillip Elliott