US President Donald Trump spoke to reporters a short time ago at the White House, saying negotiations on the Gaza ceasefire deal are going “very well.” “They’re in negotiation, right now, as we speak, they’ve started the negotiation. It’ll last a couple of days,” Trump said as he departed the South Lawn for an event in Norfolk, Virginia, later today. “We’ll see how it turns out. But I’m hearing it’s going very well.” Trump described his 20-point ceasefire proposal as a “great deal” for Israel and “the entire Arab world.”
Trump said the deal does not need any further flexibility and that the hostages released by Hamas under the agreement would need to come back “almost immediately.” Remember: Indirect talks between Israel and Hamas are set to start tomorrow in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, according to an Egyptian official and three Israeli sources. Negotiators, including a US delegation, are headed to Cairo now.
