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.

President-elect Trump's national security adviser Mike Waltz on Saturday told the families of American Israeli hostages being held by Hamas that the Trump administration is committed to making sure all phases of the hostage-release and ceasefire in Gaza deal are implemented by Israel and Hamas,