by Ronny Reyes at New York Post
President-elect Donald Trump praised the new Israel-Hamas cease-fire and hostage exchange deal that his special envoy to the Middle East pushed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to accept, officials say.
Trump, 78, celebrated the cease-fire agreement on Wednesday, with the incoming president taking credit for the breakthrough in negotiations that is poised to free more than a third of the 97 hostages remaining in Gaza and establish a path to end the war.
“This EPIC ceasefire agreement could have only happened as a result of our Historic Victory in November, as it signaled to the entire World that my Administration would seek Peace and negotiate deals to ensure the safety of all Americans, and our Allies,” he wrote on Truth Social.
“I am thrilled American and Israeli hostages will be returning home to be reunited with their families and loved ones,” he added.
Trump, who had warned that there would be “hell to pay” if an agreement was not reached before…
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