Former President Barack Obama has hailed the impending cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas brokered by President Trump – writing on X that “an end to the conflict is within sight.”

“After two years of unimaginable loss and suffering for Israeli families and the people of Gaza, we should all be encouraged and relieved that an end to the conflict is within sight; that those hostages still being held will be reunited with their families; and that vital aid can start reaching those inside Gaza whose lives have been shattered,” Obama wrote on X Thursday.  

“More than that, though, it now falls on Israelis and Palestinians, with the support of the U.S. and the entire world community, to begin the hard task of rebuilding Gaza – and to commit to a process that, by recognizing the common humanity and basic rights of both peoples, can achieve a lasting peace,” the former president added.

Under the terms of the peace agreement, Hamas has agreed to release all hostages the terror group has kept captive in Gaza for the last two years early next week.

President Trump said Thursday that it's "fine" if he doesn't win the Nobel Peace Prize tomorrow — despite brokering a peace agreement between Israel and Hamas.

"I don't know what they're going to do, really, but I know this, that nobody in history has solved eight wars in a period of nine months and I've stopped eight wars," Trump said in the Oval Office.

"They'll have to do what they do. Whatever they do is fine," he added.

"I know this: I didn't do it for that. I did it because I saved a lot of lives. And that's the thing that bothers me so much about the Russia-Ukraine [war], 7,000 people are dying a week, young soldiers — they're almost all soldiers, of Ukraine and Russia. So in theory, does it affect us? No. But it's a terrible thing. And we'll get that solved too."

The president didn't divulge which nations would be contributing forces for peacekeeping efforts in post-war Gaza.

"To be determined," he told The Post in the Oval Office Thursday, suggesting later that "very rich countries" would be keeping the peace between Israel and the Palestinians.

Palestinian residents of the Gaza Strip won't be made to leave the enclave once Hamas and Israel seal a cease-fire, the president promised.

"Nobody's going to be forced to leave," Trump told a reporter in the Oval Office Thursday.

Trump has said he would be willing to implement additional economic sanctions on Russia to get Moscow to wind down its invasion of Ukraine.

"I might," he told a reporter when asked about that possibility.

Trump confirmed Thursday that he will undergo his "semi-annual physical" Friday morning at Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Md.

At the same time, the president said he would be "meeting with the troops," a possible reference to visiting wounded warriors.

Trump suggested that almost every member of NATO is increasing its defense budget -- with one exception.

"As you know, I requested that they pay 5%, not 2%," Trump said. "And it happened virtually unanimously.

"We had one laggard: Spain."

"They have no excuse not to do this, but that's all right," he added. "Maybe you should throw them out of NATO, frankly."

President Trump was just asked in the Oval Office whether he would defend new NATO member Finland if it was attacked by Russia.

"I would," the president responded.

When asked the extent to which Washington would back Helsinki, the president responded: "Vigorously."

Despite being listed as closed to the press, the White House has changed its mind and let the media pool into the Oval Office meeting between President Trump and his Finnish counterpart, Alexander Stubb.

We'll have some quotes coming soon.

The founder of Muslims for Trump nominated the president for the Nobel Peace Prize Thursday after successfully getting Hamas to agree to a deal to wind down the war in Gaza.

"In my view, President Donald J. Trump deserves to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for his courageous efforts to bring peace to Gaza and the broader Middle East," said Rabiul Chowdhury in a statement. "This moment represents more than politics—it is a testament to the power of conviction, dialogue, and faith in humanity."

"History will remember President Trump not just as a president, but as a peacemaker who restored America’s moral leadership in the world," Chowdhury added.

The Philadelphia investor chaired the Abandon Harris campaign in Pennsylvania during the 2024 campaign before co-founding Muslims for Trump.

Israel's legislative building — the Knesset — was lit in red, white and blue on Thursday night to honor President Trump's role in achieving a cease-fire in Gaza and the coming return of Israeli hostages.

Trump is expected to arrive in Israel Sunday to address Israeli lawmakers at the invitation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The last sitting president to address the Knesset was George W. Bush in 2008.