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World leaders congratulated President Donald Trump on his inauguration Monday, with many urging stronger alliances or continued cooperation between their countries and the United States, in carefully crafted social media posts and statements.

The Biden administration is putting pressure on a deal before the inauguration, which will see President-elect Donald Trump return to the White House.

The battlefield in Gaza also is changing. The first phase of the ceasefire allows Gaza’s nearly 2 million displaced people to leave crowded tent camps and return to what remains of their homes. This will allow Hamas to regroup in the midst of masses of civilians.

The deal, brokered by the United States and France, ended more than a year of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says a “last-minute crisis” with Hamas is holding up Israeli approval, as attacks on Gaza continue

The White House on Wednesday issued a statement summarizing the conversation between President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "The two leaders discussed the unimaginable ...

President Biden said in an MSNBC interview that he pushed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to prevent civilian deaths during the Gaza war. He also defended his steadfast support for Israel.

The Trump transition team slammed President Biden for claiming credit for the cease-fire deal reached between Israel and Hamas on Wednesday.

"Everyone recognizes that the Palestinian issue shouldn't be left behind," an expert told Newsweek. "So there must be progress on this."

Trump must act quickly and decisively on the situation in the West Bank. These actions amount to Netanyahu directly confronting Trump—as if he were only bluffing when he campaigned for peace and sent his envoy to achieve the ceasefire agreement just days earlier.