President Donald Trump says the strikes against Iranian nuclear sites were key to the Israel-Hamas deal following the release of 20 Israeli hostages from Gaza.

The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has brought cautious calm to the region as aid begins to flow into the Gaza Strip.

With its regional influence vastly diminished in the two years since the Israel-Hamas war began, Iran had a muted response to the new cease-fire agreement.

President Donald Trump said the U.S. strike on key Iranian nuclear facilities earlier this year spooked Hamas and accelerated the release of Israeli hostages.

Netanyahu tells CBS News he's giving "peace a chance," but despite Trump's assertion the war is over, Israel's leader talks of change over generations.

Trump has been touted as a historic peacemaker after he helped end or de-escalate multiple global conflicts in the wake of his second term, which began just 10 months ago.

While major questions remain about the future of the region, the exchange of hostages and prisoners marked a key step toward ending the deadliest war ever between Israel and Hamas.

President Trump’s 20-point peace plan for Gaza quickly gained steam after it was released by the White House on Monday. The foreign ministers of Egypt, Jordan, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar have signed a joint communiqué expressing “cautious support.

Hamas released the final 20 living hostages on Monday, according to the Israeli military as part of a breakthrough ceasefire following two years of war in the devastated Gaza Strip.

Hamas cannot be allowed to govern or rearm. It remains a terrorist organization that openly calls for the destruction of Israel and repeats its desire to carry out “another Oct. 7.” This is not acceptable, and those who truly seek peace must not tolerate it.

President Donald Trump was in Israel on Monday to celebrate the U.S.-brokered ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas before continuing on to Egypt for a key summit that he hopes will solidify an end to the war and pave the way for a more durable peace in the Middle East.