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Behind The Gaza Deal: A US Odd Couple And Last-minute Snags

A US official hailed the 'remarkable' cooperation between Joe Biden and Donald Trump's Middle East envoys (Credit: AFP)

The Israel-Hamas deal was made possible by 18-hour days and a "remarkable" partnership between Joe Biden and Donald Trump's Mideast envoys -- but even then it seemed it might come apart at the last minute.

In the final four days of talks, Biden's pointman Brett McGurk was joined in the region by Trump's envoy, Steve Witkoff, to get the deal over the line, US officials said.

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