Israeli Minister Ron Dermer to visit Washington for talks on Gaza, Iran and Netanyahu’s potential trip
United States President Donald Trump said a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas could be reached “within the next week”, even as Israel’s relentless assault on Gaza continues, with at least 14 people killed in recent attacks across the besieged enclave since dawn.
Speaking to reporters on Friday, Trump said he believed a truce was close after discussions with unnamed parties.
“I think it’s close. I just spoke to some of the people involved,” Trump said. “We think within the next week we’re going to get a ceasefire.”
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However, Trump had already suggested progress during a NATO summit earlier this week in The Hague, where he met with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.
At the time, he said: “I think great progress is being made on Gaza… I think we’re going to have some very good news.” He also said his Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, had told him “Gaza is very close” to an agreement.
A spokesperson for Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, who was involved in earlier truce efforts, said they had “no information to share” regarding Trump’s ceasefire prediction.
Hamas, for its part, demands a halt to Israeli attacks, withdrawal of troops from seized areas in Gaza, and US guarantees to prevent future ceasefire breaches
Israeli Minister for Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer is expected in Washington next week for meetings with Trump officials to discuss Gaza, Iran, and a possible White House visit by Netanyahu.
Meanwhile, the humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate.
The Gaza Government Media Office said Israeli soldiers were “ordered to deliberately shoot” starving Palestinians seeking humanitarian aid, a claim first reported by Israeli media.
The head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, said that aid distribution centres operated by the US- and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) had effectively become a “killing field”.
