In a rare show of acknowledgment, former President Joe Biden commended President Donald Trump on Monday for helping broker the Gaza ceasefire agreement. Former Vice President Kamala Harris also praised the Trump administration’s role in a similar bipartisan gesture , describing the deal as “an important first step toward a more hopeful future.”

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1️⃣ Middle East

The first phase of President Trump’s Gaza agreement achieved key breakthroughs on Monday , resulting in the release of all 20 living Israeli hostages and the freeing of thousands of Palestinian detainees. The second, more challenging phase — aimed at dismantling Hamas and deciding Gaza’s future leadership — has yet to be negotiated. Trump hailed a “hi

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