Throughout his second term, President Trump has campaigned for the Nobel Peace Prize. The president, his allies and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have renewed the push since Israel and Hamas agreed to the first phase of a peace plan Trump proposed last month.

The honor, first awarded in 1901 to France’s Frédéric Passy and Sweden’s Jean Henry Dunant, has been given to four American presidents: Barack Obama in 2009, Jimmy Carter in 2002, in 1919 and Theodore Roosevelt in 1906.

Ahead of Friday’s announcement of this year’s laureate, here are five things to know about the Nobel Peace Prize.

When is the nomination deadline?

According to the Nobel Peace Prize’s website, individuals can be nominated for the award until Jan. 31.

Nominations are then given to the Nobel Committee in mid-February, with the body compiling a........

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