Former President Bill Clinton (D) said in a post to X on Monday that President Donald Trump and his administration “deserve great credit” for negotiating the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal.
“The horrors of the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel and the conflict they reignited have resulted in unbearable human loss,” Clinton wrote. “It has been hard to watch and nearly impossible to rationalize.”
“I’m grateful that a ceasefire has taken hold, that the last 20 hostages have been freed, and that desperately needed aid has begun to flow into Gaza,” he said. “President Trump and his administration, Qatar, and other regional actors deserve great credit for keeping everyone engaged until the agreement was reached.”
“Now Israel and Hamas — with the support of the United States, the region, and the