U.S. President Joe Biden answers questions from the media at a briefing on the federal response to the wildfires across Los Angeles, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 10,

But the extraordinary collaboration between outgoing and incoming presidents did not stop both sides from claiming credit.

President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump are both claiming credit for Israel and Hamas agreeing to a ceasefire deal in Gaza after the White House brought Trump’s Middle East envoy into negotiations that have dragged on for months.

Months of tedious talks over a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza – negotiations that required officials from an outgoing and incoming presidential administration to put aside their fundamental differences – culminated in an intense late-night push for an agreement that finally came to fruition on Wednesday.