Overview

• Bill Clinton, in a statement on X, said President Trump, Qatar and other regional partners “deserve great credit” for keeping negotiations on track to a ceasefire that freed the last 20 hostages and opened aid flows into Gaza.
• Joe Biden posted that he commends Trump and his team for getting a renewed ceasefire over the finish line while noting his own administration’s earlier efforts to bring hostages home and get relief to civilians.
• Hillary Clinton praised the administration’s 20‑point framework and its progress toward a post‑conflict “day after” plan, crediting Arab mediators for helping move the parties to agreement.
• Reporting describes the first phase of Trump’s plan as underway, with a truce that began late last week and a hostage–detainee swap on Monday following mediation by Qatar and Egypt.
• Vice President Kamala Harris lauded “the President” and other partners for the breakthrough without naming Trump, as Trump cast the ceasefire and releases as a transformative regional moment.