On Meet the Press, national security adviser Jake Sullivan reacts to Donald Trump’s incoming NSA, Rep. Mike Waltz, crediting the president-elect for the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire negotiated under the Biden administration.

During his first term in office, Trump moved the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, he established the Abraham Accords, and in 2019 he recognized Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights.

James Stavridis, former NATO supreme allied commander, said he believes the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire agreement was successful in part because of President-elect impending Trump’s return to

The Biden administration reportedly briefed Trump's team about the deal, which has been in the works for months.

The Biden administration kept President-elect Donald Trump’s administration closely apprised of its efforts to broker the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah that took effect early Wednesday.

President-elect Trump’s transition is slowly beginning, as the incoming president has announced more appointees for his upcoming second administration in the past week. In the Middle East, the White House and France brokered a ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah,