Prominent Democrats, including Hillary Clinton and Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman, have publicly commended President Donald Trump’s administration for securing a landmark peace agreement between Israel and Hamas.

The deal, announced earlier this week, marks the beginning of what officials are calling the “first phase” of a 20-point plan aimed at ending the two-year conflict between Israel and the terror group.

Clinton, who served as secretary of state under President Barack Obama and ran unsuccessfully for president in 2016, offered rare praise for President Trump during a CBS News special on Friday.

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“I really commend President Trump and his administration, as well as Arab leaders in the region for making the commitment to the 20-point plan and seeing a path forward for what’s often called the day after,” Clinton told CBS anchor Norah O’Donnell.

“It’s going to take a lot of work. It’s going to take a lot of coordination.”

She added that U.S. negotiators “took advantage of an opening that was available and were able to be successful.”

Clinton urged both parties and the international community to support the deal’s implementation.

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“Let’s now support this process and bring it together, not just in a nonpartisan way in our own country, but literally internationally as a great global commitment to try to bring peace, security, stability and a better future to the Middle East,” she said.

The deal requires Hamas to return all remaining hostages from the October 7, 2023, attacks on Israel, while Israel is to begin withdrawing its military from sections of the Gaza Strip.

The agreement’s initial phase sets the groundwork for further steps toward normalization and reconstruction efforts in the region.

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Sen. John Fetterman, a vocal supporter of Israel throughout the conflict, also praised President Trump for his efforts to secure the peace plan.

“I congratulate @POTUS on this historic peace plan that releases all the hostages,” Fetterman wrote Wednesday on X.

“Now, enduring peace in the region is possible. Our parties are different but we have a shared ironclad commitment to Israel and its people.”

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Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who also served as President Obama’s White House chief of staff, credited President Trump directly for his administration’s diplomacy.

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“Trump deserves credit,” Emanuel told The New York Times.

“If you want to get heard on your criticism, you give a compliment and then you’ll be heard on the criticism loud and clear. If all you are is a critic, it’s harder to be heard.”

Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro echoed similar sentiments, acknowledging that President Trump’s leadership was instrumental in reaching the agreement.

“The work that his administration has done here has been really important,” Shapiro told The New York Times.

“There’s a lot that still needs to be worked out, but we’re moving in the right direction.”

Not all Democrats directly credited President Trump, though many expressed cautious optimism about the deal’s potential.

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic socialist nominee for New York City mayor, offered a measured response during an appearance on CNN.

“I think the praise comes when [peace] is delivered,” Mamdani said.

“What I’m saying is that I want it to last. And I think that the praise comes when it is delivered. And there’s a lot of news about it. The images are incredible of seeing these children celebrating, and I want to make sure that it is something lasting. But I do think this is what people have been hoping for. It’s just that there have been so many false starts along the way, and we have to deliver this.”

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The peace agreement represents one of the most significant diplomatic breakthroughs in the region in years, bringing together leaders from Israel, Egypt, Qatar, and the United States.

Officials said the 20-point plan outlines a framework for long-term peace, reconstruction, and the eventual demilitarization of Hamas-controlled territories.

While political divisions in Washington remain, several Democratic leaders have joined international observers in recognizing the Trump administration’s role in achieving what many view as an historic step toward ending years of bloodshed in the Middle East.

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