Social media erupts over Trump inauguration, TikTok ban and Gaza ceasefire

After overcoming a series of criminal indictments and assassination attempts, Donald Trump won another term in the White House and arrived at the US Capitol to be sworn in as the 47th president.

His inauguration on Monday, which was also Martin Luther King Day, came at an inflection point for both the US and the Middle East.

Israel and the Palestinian movement, Hamas, on 15 January agreed to a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, potentially bringing an end to Israel's devastating 15-month onslaught. The ceasefire went into effect on Sunday, a day before the inauguration of Donald Trump.

Before his inauguration, Trump quickly insisted that his team secured the agreement, not the Biden administration. 

Trump had previously warned that there would be “hell to pay” if a deal to secure the release of all the Israeli captives held by armed groups in Gaza was not sealed by his inauguration. 

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