“I’ll tell you that we’re very close to the deal. I don’t know if it’s a secret or not, but it doesn’t matter to me,” Trump said during a meeting with African leaders, writes Anadol.
“We want to cease the fire, we want peace, we want to get the hostages back and I think we’re close to it,” he added.
Questioned about realistic outlets for ceasefire this week, Trump offered careful optimism.
“I think we have a chance of this or next week. Not definitely, but there is a very good chance that we will have some kind of settlement and agreement this week, and maybe next week,” he said.
Comments follow the statement of the US Special Envoy for Steve Witkoff’s peacekeeping mission, which expressed hope in the 60-day break-up agreement.
“We hope that by the end of this week, we will have an agreement that will lead us to a 60-day truce,” Witkoff said.
The Israeli army has been in October 2023. killed almost 57,700 Palestinians, mostly women and children, in Gaza. The relentless bombing destroyed the enclave and led to the shortage of food and spreading the disease.
(Vijesti.ba)
