Is it a joke? Biden angry over giving Trump credit for Israel-Hamas deal, made a big mistake – israel hamas ceasefire deal Donald Trump and Joe Biden credit war for hostages release

Last Updated:January 16, 2025, 14:09 IST

Israel Hamas: There has been an agreement on ceasefire and hostage release in the war between Israel and Hamas. US President Biden and former President Trump are busy taking credit. Biden called it the result of American diplomacy, while Trump attributed it to his historic victory.read more

Donald Trump and Joe Biden competed to take credit for the Gaza ceasefire. (Credit-AP)

Washington: A good news has come amid the war that has been going on for almost one and a half years between Israel and Hamas. Israel has agreed to ceasefire and release Hamas hostages. But the fight to take credit for it is going on in America. Newly elected President Donald Trump and outgoing President Joe Biden are busy taking credit for the ceasefire. When US President Joe Biden was asked who would get the credit for this? To you or to Trump? To this he replied in a very sharp manner and said, ‘Is this a joke?’ The White House reportedly included Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy in talks that lasted for months.

That’s why Trump wasted no time in saying that he was behind the deal. Meanwhile, Biden insisted that the deal was done within the ‘exact outline’ of the plan laid out by him in late May. Trump wrote in a post on his Truth social media that ‘This wonderful ceasefire agreement could only have happened as a result of our historic victory in November, because it signaled to the entire world that my Administration will seek peace and will ensure the security of all American people. Will negotiate agreements for. Trump further said in the statement, ‘I am thrilled that American and Israeli hostages will return to meet their families and loved ones.’

Biden made a mistake again
“Today, after months of intense US diplomacy, Israel and Hamas, along with Egypt and Qatar, reached a ceasefire and hostage agreement,” President Joe Biden said in a statement on Wednesday. He addressed the press after the ceasefire deal. But during this time he made a mistake, which remained in the headlines. He held Hezbollah instead of Hamas responsible for the attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. During this time, Foreign Minister Antony Blinken and Vice President Kamala Harris were also present with him.

What is the Israel-Hamas agreement?
According to the Times of Israel report, the ceasefire was confirmed by officials of Israel, Hamas, America, Egypt and Qatar. It is expected to come into effect on Sunday, January 19. On that day Israel can release the first hostage. Qatar’s Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani confirmed the entry into force of the agreement on Sunday. The complete details of the agreement have not yet been effectively revealed. Multiple outlets estimate that Hamas will gradually release 33 Israeli hostages in the first 42 days of the ceasefire.