With the release of three captives by the Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas on Sunday, a tenuous ceasefire between Israel and Hamas began. This momentous change was largely prompted by President-elect Donald Trump’s return to Washington and his insistence that the two sides come to an agreement in the 15-month-old conflict. Whether Hamas will adhere to the conditions of the ceasefire agreement and who will rule the Gaza Strip in the long run are two major issues that loom over the current situation. The three inmates—Romi Gonen, 24, Emily Damari, 28, and Doron Steinbrecher, 31—who were released from Hamas custody after 471 days were the centre of attention on Sunday. They were captured during the Hamas attack in Israel on October 7, 2023, which claimed 1,200 civilian lives.

Nearly 100 hostages are still being held by Hamas. The Red Cross was given the hostages by Hamas, according to Israeli military authorities. They were taken to Israel, according to Israeli officials, and were doing well.

During remarks in South Carolina, Mr. Biden stated, “Today, the guns in Gaza have gone silent after so much pain, destruction, and loss of life.” “The principled and successful policy that we oversaw for months led to today’s ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages.”

President Biden echoed those sentiments in one of his final public appearances before leaving office.

“After so much pain, destruction, and loss of life, today the guns in Gaza have gone silent,” Mr. Biden remarked during his speech in South Carolina. “Today’s ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages is a result of a principled and

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effective policy that we presided over for months.”

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