Both the WSJ and WaPo credit Trump’s peace through strength approach to achieving a deal: WSJ: “Sustained U.S. pressure was needed on Hamas, not Israel. The more Mr. Biden restrained Israel or blocked arms shipments, the less reason Hamas had to cut a deal. The terrorists expected Mr. Biden to force Israel to stop if they held out long enough. “Mr. Trump reversed Hamas’s calculus. Neither protests nor Iranian escalation would cause him to rein in Israel. Instead his threats to Hamas garnered a January hostage deal, after which he encouraged Israel to conquer Gaza. That was nearing completion when Hamas took this new deal.” WaPo: “Diplomacy means nothing if it is not backed by the credible threat of force, and Trump understood that in this conflict. President Joe Biden let domestic politics influence his handling of Israel in an ultimately counterproductive way, while Trump knew instinctively that Israel needed to win militarily.”