PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST — After 15 months of war that have killed 47,000 people, laid waste to much of Gaza and triggered political fallout around the world, Israel and Hamas have finally struck a cease-fire deal, according to multiple officials.

Deputy national security adviser Jon Finer; Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif. Steve Bannon, former strategist for President-elect Donald Trump; Jonathan Dekel-Chen and Gillian Kaye, parents of Israeli American held hostage by Hamas.

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President-elect Trump is officially returning to Washington, set to be inaugurated on Monday for his second term in the White House as the Republican Party trifecta takes form. Congress is set to

Steve Bannon, former strategist for President-elect Donald Trump; Jonathan Dekel-Chen and Gillian Kaye, parents of Israeli American held hostage by Hamas. NBC's “Meet the Press” — House ...

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But the images of prisoners being released will cause anger in Israel, especially amongst those who view the ceasefire deal as a surrender to Hamas - the perpetrators of the 7 October terror attack. These scenes will be repeated in the weeks ahead providing of course that the fragile ceasefire deal survives.

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