While the deal to halt the war in Gaza matters most for its potential to save the lives of Israeli hostages and Palestinian civilians, it could also become a personal political triumph for U.S. President Donald Trump.
By brokering the agreement, Trump has achieved what is arguably the biggest diplomatic win during his time in the White House.
He accomplished something that eluded his predecessor Joe Biden: a deal to bring home all the remaining hostages kidnapped by Hamas militants on Oct. 7, 2023, and get Israeli forces to withdraw from Gaza.
Yes the deal must still be implemented, and what Israel and Hamas have agreed to is far from the “eternal peace” that Trump has claimed it to be. Still, some of his fiercest critics are giving him grudging praise.
John Bolton — who Trump dumped as national security adviser in 2019 and who in turn blasted the president as unfit for office in his 2020 memoir — says t
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