President-elect Donald Trump has told Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday that he will work to end the war in Gaza, according to an official statement from a Palestinian official and reported by the Times of Israel.

Abbas congratulated Trump on his victory and extended good fortune to him as his transition team prepares for his second term in office. Abbas expressed his willingness “to work with President Trump to achieve a just and comprehensive peace based on international legitimacy,” the official statement read.

Trump and Abbas had not spoken since 2017 when the president-elect moved the U.S. Embassy to Israel’s capital of Jerusalem. Friday’s call is an indication that Abbas is seeking a reset of the relationship since Trump’s last term in office.

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