A senior administration official provided more details about how the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage release agreement finally came together.

Clearly, the entire world recognizes that this was the Trump effect,” said Rep. Mike Waltz (R-Fla.), who will serve as Trump’s principal adviser on all national security issues.

She kinda marketed it as a celebration of her and her tenure and unfortunately that took precedence over huge breaking news,” one source told The Post.

Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre will hold a news briefing Wednesday as an Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal is within reach. The event is scheduled to start at 1:30 p.m. ET. Watch the briefing in the player above. The deal will see some hostages freed and the pause war in Gaza, three US officials confirmed to The Associated Press.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says a “last-minute crisis” with Hamas is holding up Israeli approval, as attacks on Gaza continue

Israel and Hamas reached a cease-fire agreement on Wednesday, the White House said, but a day later Israel says it's facing a 'last-minute crisis.'

The deal, mediated by the United States, offered a glimmer of hope in a conflict that has taken an immense human toll.

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre gave her final press briefing to reporters Wednesday afternoon, and the last of the administration. Marking her 306th time at the briefing room lectern,

Israel's cabinet approved a deal with Palestinian militant group Hamas for a ceasefire and release of hostages in the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Saturday, a day ahead of the agreement's scheduled start.

Ceasefire talks via middlemen from Qatar, Egypt and the US had been dragging on for several months, at times without hope. Now the key players were all inside one building in Doha and the pace was frantic.

Since Trump’s election victory, his team has not outlined a peace proposal to Ukraine’s leadership, according to two sources close to Ukraine’s government and a former U.S. diplomat.