President-elect Donald Trump wants a hostage deal and ceasefire between Israel and Hamas terrorists completed in Gaza before he takes office on Jan. 20, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., told Axios on Friday.

That would put the onus on the Biden administration to accomplish something it’s been working on — unsuccessfully — for months.

“Trump is more determined than ever to release the hostages and supports a ceasefire that includes a hostage deal. He wants to see it happening now,” Graham told Axios. “I hope President Trump and the Biden administration will work together during the transition period to release the hostages and get a ceasefire.”

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