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Trump claims credit for Gaza ceasefire deal
20 January 2025 12:46 GMT
US President-elect Donald Trump, whose envoy took part in negotiations ahead of his return to the presidency, claimed credit for the Gaza ceasefire deal following months of fruitless negotiations.
“Perhaps most beautiful of all this week we achieved an epic ceasefire agreement as a first step towards lasting peace in the Middle East,” Trump said on Sunday during a celebration before his second inauguration.
“This agreement could only happen as a result of our historic victory in November. That was some victory. Was that the greatest? I don’t even know which was greater, 2016 or this one. I think this one.
“I will stop war in the Middle East and I’ll prevent World War III from happening – and you have no idea how close we are.”