Martha Raddatz told The View on Thursday that President-elect Donald Trump "clearly had an effect" on brokering a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. The post ABC’s Martha Raddatz Tells View Trump Team ‘Clearly Had an Effect’ on Hamas Hostages Deal first appeared on Mediaite.

With a potential ceasefire deal in the Middle East, Ruby Chen, father of US-Israeli IDF soldier Itay Chen, about his efforts to bring the body of the 19-year-old home.

Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire deal, mediators announced Wednesday, pausing a devastating 15-month war in the Gaza Strip and raising the possibility of winding down the deadliest and most destructive fighting between the bitter enemies.

Several national news outlets have reported that Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire deal that involves exchanging hostages. President Joe Biden on Wednesday issued a release describing the deal.

There is cautious optimism among San Diego’s Middle Eastern communities over the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal. Members of the House of Israel and House of Palestine, both located at Balboa Park, said the terms of the agreement give them hope after 15 months of agony that included protests for peace and vigils to honor victims of the war.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday a deal to return hostages held in the Gaza Strip has been reached, after his office had said earlier there were last minute snags in finalizing a ceasefire that would pause 15 months of war.

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The ceasefire deal marks a major win for President Joe Biden in his final days in office, but President-elect Donald Trump is also seeking credit.

Deputy national security adviser Jon Finer; Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif.; Steve Bannon, former strategist for President-elect Donald Trump; Jonathan Dekel-Chen and Gillian Kaye, parents of Israeli American held hostage by Hamas.

It appears as if both Joe Biden and Donald Trump are staking their foreign policy legacies on the Israel Hamas ceasefire agreement. And analysts believe both men were crucial to getting both sides to finally reach a deal.

The Gaza ceasefire and hostage release agreemen t is expected to take effect as soon as Sunday. But the most significant diplomatic breakthrough in over a year of brutal war between Israel and