Biden says "the guns in Gaza have gone silent" as ceasefire deal takes effect
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President Biden marked the long-awaited ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas in remarks Sunday as the deal officially took effect, celebrating that it had "finally come to fruition."
Mr. Biden said that as he spoke, hundreds of trucks carrying assistance for civilians were entering Gaza, saying that "after so much pain, destruction and loss of life, today the guns in Gaza have gone silent."
"Three Israeli women, held against their will in the dark tunnels for 470 days," Mr. Biden said of the three female hostages had been released to the custody of the Red Cross on Sunday morning, noting that four more women would be released in seven days, and three additional hostages every seven days thereafter, including at least two American citizens.
Four years ago, Donald and Melania Trump bid farewell. Many in both parties believed Trump was heading into a permanent political winter, especially after he sought to overturn the 2020 election, and a mob of his supporters attacked the Capitol. But the 45th president saw the moment differently — as a pause, not an end.
Joe Biden's inauguration four years ago took place just two weeks after rioters stormed the Capitol to disrupt the certification of his victory. When Biden's presidency began with his exhortation that "democracy has prevailed," few imagined it would end like this: being succeeded by a man who, Biden warned, "will forever and fundamentally alter the character of this nation."
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