In a rare move hours after the cease-fire took effect, one senior Hamas official said the group wants to engage the new Trump administration.

President-elect Donald Trump said mass deportations will begin “very quickly” after taking office, one of a number of plans he discussed in a phone interview with NBC News on Saturday.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog is praising Donald Trump as a "true friend" of Israel, thanking him for his "commitment to bringing all our hostages home."

President-elect Donald Trump's incoming national security adviser, Mike Waltz, said on Sunday that if Hamas reneges on the Gaza ceasefire-for-hostages deal, the United States will support Israel "in doing what it has to do.

There is no detailed plan in place to govern Gaza after the war, much less rebuild it. Any return of Hamas will test the patience of Israel, which has said it will resume fighting unless the group is dismantled.

Donald Trump, after being sworn in as the 47th President of the United States, announced the return of Hamas hostages to Israel a day before his inauguration. His second term begins with this significant diplomatic move and wraps up a remarkable political journey marked by overcoming numerous challenges including two impeachment trials and a felony conviction.

The following is reaction from global leaders to Donald Trump being sworn in as U.S. president on Monday. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKIY, UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT "President Trump is always decisive, and the peace through strength policy he announced provides an opportunity to strengthen American leadership and achieve a long-term and just peace,

Donald Trump claimed credit for the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, calling himself a "peacemaker and unifier." The agreement, involving a hostage exchange, ended a 15-month conflict in Gaza, which tore the region apart and resulted in tens of thousands of casualties and significant destruction.

Experts debate if a Gaza ceasefire deal that releases hostages could give Donald Trump a lift like Ronald Reagan's in 1981.

Biden officials involved in the effort acknowledged that President-elect Donald Trump’s threats and Trump envoy Steve Witkoff’s participation during the final week of negotiations played a major role in bringing across the finish line a deal they had struggled to reach for more than a year.

On the eve of Trump's inauguration, three hostages were released after 15 months in captivity by Hamas. Read more at straitstimes.com.