Former U.S. Rep. Tom Malinowski (D) insisted President Joe Biden could not have secured a ceasefire deal “without” President-elect Donald Trump.

Netanyahu's office said Hamas had "reneged on parts of the agreement reached with the mediators and Israel in an effort to extort last-minute concessions."

But the extraordinary collaboration between outgoing and incoming presidents did not stop both sides from claiming credit.

President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump are both claiming credit for Israel and Hamas agreeing to a ceasefire deal in Gaza after the White House brought Trump’s Middle East envoy into negotiations that have dragged on for months.

Months of tedious talks over a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza – negotiations that required officials from an outgoing and incoming presidential administration to put aside their fundamental differences – culminated in an intense late-night push for an agreement that finally came to fruition on Wednesday.

Significant progress was made on a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal once the administrations of Joe Biden and Donald Trump began working hand in hand to make the case for urgency, outgoing U.S.

President Biden expressed relief over the newly brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, calling it a significant step to ease the suffering of innocent civilians in Gaza. He described the negotiations as one of the “toughest” of his career and highlighted collaboration with the incoming administration in securing the agreement.

President Biden brushed off a question about who would get the credit for the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal struck Wednesday. “Is that a joke?” Biden responded when asked by a reporter whether he or President-elect Trump would get credit for the deal,

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