Bill Clinton praises Trump for Israel-Hamas ceasefire: ‘deserves great credit’

Former President Bill Clinton praised President Donald Trump for his administration’s efforts to broker the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, saying the president and his regional partners “deserve great credit” for keeping negotiations on track.

“The horrors of the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel and the conflict it reignited have resulted in unbearable loss of life,” Clinton wrote. “This has been difficult to observe and almost impossible to rationalize.”

“I am grateful that a ceasefire has been established, that the last 20 hostages have been released, and that desperately needed aid has begun to flow into Gaza,” he continued. “President Trump and his administration, Qatar and other regional players deserve credit for keeping everyone engaged until an agreement is reached.”

Clinton added that with the support of the United States, the region and the world, Israel and Hamas must try to transform this “fragile moment into a lasting peace that ensures the dignity and security of Palestinians and Israelis.”

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“I believe they can do it, but only if they do it together,” Clinton said.

Trump’s praise follows a years-long feud between him and the Clintons.

The feud stems from Trump’s relentless attacks on Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential campaign, when he referred to the former secretary of state as “crooked Hillary.”

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Former President Bill Clinton, shown here in a recent photo, said on October 13, 2025 that President Trump and regional leaders “deserve great credit” for brokering the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. (Noam Galai/Getty Images for the Clinton Global Initiative)

The Clintons also argued that Trump’s presidency undermined democratic norms.

While Trump periodically reignites the feud, Bill Clinton has also criticized him – notably for his handling of tensions between Israel and Iran in June.

At the time, Bill Clinton expressed skepticism about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Trump’s intentions for peace in the Middle East. He urged Trump to calm the situation and end the “constant massacres of civilians.”

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President Donald Trump speaks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Ben Gurion International Airport before boarding his plane to Sharm el-Sheikh, October 13, 2025, in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

“First of all, they’re not talking about negotiating peace in the Middle East because the Israelis have no intention of…under the leadership of Prime Minister Netanyahu, giving a state to the Palestinians. And now they’re too divided and crushed to organize to do that,” Bill Clinton said during an appearance on “The Daily Show.”

He went on to say that Trump agreed with Netanyahu that the Palestinians “should not have a state.” However, he added that neither leader wants to trigger a large-scale regional disaster.

“Mr. Netanyahu has long wanted to fight Iran because that way he can stay in power forever. I mean, he’s been there for most of the last 20 years,” the former president said. “But I think we should try to defuse it, and I hope President Trump does that.”

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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, have had a years-long feud with President Donald Trump. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Bill Clinton stressed the need for the United States to protect its allies in the region while calling for restraint.

“We must convince our friends in the Middle East that we will stand with them and try to protect them,” he said. “But choosing undeclared wars in which the main victims are civilians, who are not politically involved in one way or another, who just want to live a decent life, is not a very good solution.”

Bill Clinton acknowledged that the United States must try to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, but again stressed the need to protect innocent lives in the region.

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A map shows the path taken by B2 stealth bombers during Operation Midnight Hammer. (Fox News)

“Do I think we should try to prevent Iran from getting nuclear weapons? I do,” he said. “But we don’t need constant massacres of civilians who can’t defend themselves, and they just want a chance to live.”

Days later, President Trump launched Operation Midnight Hammer, using B-2 bombers and other jets to strike several uranium sites in Iran.

Hillary Clinton also praised Trump for his breakthrough in peace between Israel and Hamas.

“I really commend President Trump and his administration, and Arab leaders in the region, for committing to the 20-point plan and seeing a path forward for what is often called the next day,” she told CBS News after Hamas agreed to Trump’s peace plan.

Hillary Clinton also appeared to withdraw her criticism of Trump in August, just before the president met with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Appearing on the “Raging Moderates” podcast, Clinton said she would nominate Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize if he succeeds in convincing Putin to end his war and return all the territory Russia conquered in Ukraine.

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“You know, look, if we could pull this off — if President Trump was the architect of this — I would nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize,” she said in the interview.

Marc Tamasco and Gabriel Hays of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.