A ceasefire deal has been agreed to between Israel and Hamas. What does this indicate about the role of Trump, Biden's handling of the war, and previous failures to get a deal signed?

A ceasefire deal has been agreed to between Hamas and the Netanyahu government. It will begin to take affect on Sunday, involving things like an exchange of hostages and prisoners, increased aid shipments into Gaza, and the steady withdrawal of IDF troops toward the Israel-Gaza border.

President Biden has made a statement touting the deal as the result of his administration's work since the beginning of the conflict. However, other reporting has indicated that a big difference was made by the election of Donald Trump. Israeli newspapers like Times of Israel and Haaretz, quoting multiple sources, have indicated that incoming Trump officials have put more pressure on Netanyahu to come to a deal than was the case during the Biden administration.

How does one understand these types of reports and the role of the presidential election for the ceasefire deal? How much pressure was the Biden administration putting on the Netanyahu government in the past year? What can we expect relations to be like between Israel and the incoming Trump administration?

A bonus discussion item: a poll conducted by YouGov, and sponsored by a pro-Palestinian policy group, found that the Gaza war was a top reason for why people who voted for Biden in 2020, did not vote for Harris in 2024. This was also a point of discussion in a recent interview between Times of Israel and the outgoing US ambassador to Israel, who stated that Biden's handling of the war contributed to Harris' election loss.