
Donald Trump appeared optimistic that a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip would be achieved "within the next week".
The US president told reporters in the Oval Office that he had just spoken with some of the people involved in the efforts to secure a ceasefire agreement and the release of the hostages, without giving further details.
The comments came amid reports that Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, a close aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, will visit Washington next week for talks on Gaza and Iran.
Trump is reportedly pressuring Israel to end its ongoing war with Hamas after its brief conflict with the Islamic Republic and is seeking to expand the Abraham Accords.
After presenting his assessment of a possible ceasefire, Trump focused on the recent US decision to donate $30 million to the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which has been distributing food boxes to Gazans from militarized areas in the Gaza Strip over the past month.
"It's a terrible situation what's going on [in] Gaza... and we're providing a lot of money and a lot of food to that area because we have to," Trump said.
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