Hamas Declares Victory and Celebrates Ceasefire As Biden Claims Credit

Hamas declared victory early Friday morning and President 👤Joe Biden claimed credit for the reportedly Egyptian-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

The Israeli security cabinet voted to unanimously accept a “mutual and unconditional” ceasefire late Thursday after 11 days of violence, The Jerusalem Post reported.

The skies have remained silent since the ceasefire began at 2 a.m. Friday.

Following the truce, people took to the streets of Gaza shouting “Allahu Akbar” or whistled from their balconies to celebrate the end of the fighting, according to The Times of Israel.

“This is the euphoria of victory,” Khalil al-Hayya, a senior Hamas figure, told the crowd of Palestinians.

People also gathered outside the house of Hamas military wing Cmdr. Mohammed Deif shouting “victory” and waving green Hamas flags.

According to reports, Egypt brokered the ceasefire but Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi thanked Biden for his role in it, according to The Post.

Biden acknowledged the “critical role” Egyptian officials played in the ceasefire but emphasized his administration’s intensive work to bring peace in his own statement