Trump, Netanyahu say Hamas ceasefire deal ‘very close’ to being secured

president Donald Trump And Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that they believe that a ceasefire with the Hamas is “very close” to be secured.

“I will tell you that we come very close to a deal,” said Trump when asked by the correspondent of the White House of Fox News on Wednesday. “I don’t know if it’s secret or not secret, but for me it doesn’t matter – secrets when it takes us where we want to be, we want to have an armistice.

“We want to have peace. We want to get the hostages back. And I think we are about to do it,” he added.

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Netanyahu repeated the feelings in an interview with Maria Bartiromo from Fox Business on “Tomorrow with Maria”, which was broadcast on Wednesday. He said he believed that there was a “good chance” that a 60-day ceasefire would be reached with the terrorist network.

“We are talking about a 60-day ceasefire in which half of the live spirits and half of the late hostages are brought back to Israel by these Hamas Monsters,” he said after a meeting on Tuesday evening with Trump. “I think we are approaching a deal. I think there is a good chance that we will have it.”

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Before the high -ranking meetings this week, Trump Netanyahu was expected to be put under pressure To secure a contract to end the war war in Gaza and return all 50 hostages. The Israeli government evaluates 28 of the hostages that have died, including Hadar Goldin, who was recorded in 2014, and 27 hostages that were kidnapped on October 7, 2023 – including Americans Omer Neutra and Itay Chen.

This can still be rated 22 hostages, although some comments from Netanyahu have suggested that the fate of some of the hostages remains unknown. In his sitdown with Bartiromo, the Israeli guide said that there would be “20 died lively on the left and 30. “

“I am obliged to get everyone out and bring Hamas out of the picture,” he added, comparing the terrorist network with the Nazis.

Special Enovy In the Middle East Steve Witkoff, reporters announced on Tuesday that he would like to go to Doha this week Continue negotiations With mediators that started on Sunday.

Witkoff also reported that he was hopefully a deal can be secured this week.

After the setback to the Iranian nuclear program, Trump expected that he would use military support in the Netanyahu meeting

Exactly Swallowing in the negotiations Stay unclear, although disagreements about the continued military presence of Israel in the Gaza Strip and a daily schedule for the Palestinians have long since plagued the lectures.

Bartiromo also questioned Netanyahu because of frustrations that were introduced between the international community, Israel and the United States about the distribution of help by the Humanitarian Foundation of the Gaza (GAF) instead of the United Nations.

“We have our own sales system, which was found to prevent Hamas from stealing the food that is supposed to go to the population,” said Netanyahu. “They steal it, they take it for themselves and the rest they turn to the prices and basically blackmail the Palestinian population to continue using them to continue recruiting people for their war machine.”

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Netanyahu said he doesn’t want to give up The distribution system This has worked to ensure that Hamas does not steal the Hamas and uses it as a black market goods for the extortion of civilians and as a terrorist recruitment tool.

While the United Nations continues to distribute help in Gaza, their convoys were repeatedly attacked and searched by alleged Hamas terrorists.

The Israeli Prime Minister said he assumed that the UN and GHF will distribute help as part of the 60-day plan.