President Joe Biden delivered a message to the U.S. Wednesday as a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas has been reached, pausing the devastating 15-month war in Gaza and clearing the way for dozens of Israeli hostages to go home.

Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would use the Gaza ceasefire deal as momentum to expand the Abraham Accords, U.S.-backed agreements struck during the president-elect's first term that normalized Israel's relations with several Arab countries.

Dozens of American hostages held at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran for more than a year were freed just as Ronald Reagan was inaugurated.