Joe Biden has reached a cease-fire agreement in Gaza

US President Joe Biden says that the release of the Israeli hostages and the Gaza ceasefire agreement have come very close. According to the report of the international news organization, US President Joe Biden had a detailed conversation with the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim on the phone, during which the ceasefire agreement was discussed. According to National Security Adviser Jack Sullivan, it is highly likely that the ceasefire agreement will be finalized this week. He said that initially hundreds of Palestinian prisoners will be released in exchange for 30 Israeli hostages. On the other hand, the newly elected Vice President of the United States, Vance, hoped for an agreement between Israel and Hamas as soon as possible. In an interview with Fox News, the vice president said that an agreement between Israel and Hamas could be reached soon, and that the development is because people fear that it will have dangerous consequences for Hamas. "We're hopeful that an agreement is going to be reached toward the very end of the Biden administration, maybe the last day or two," he said. He was responding to a question about what President-elect Donald Trump meant last week when he said Hamas would make the Middle East hell if it did not release its remaining prisoners. "It's very clear that President Trump's threat to Hamas and making it clear that the consequences will be hell is why we've made progress in getting some of the hostages out," Vance said.