President Donald Trump mentioned there’s a “very good chance” of a ceasefire in Gaza this week or subsequent, after assembly Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday for the second time in two days to debate the scenario.
“We have a chance this week or next week,” Trump instructed reporters.
“I will tell you we’re getting very close to a deal. I don’t know if it’s secret or not secret, but doesn’t matter to me,” Trump mentioned throughout a gathering with African leaders. “We want to have a ceasefire, we want to have peace, we want to get the hostages back, and I think we’re close to doing it.”
Asked about lifelike prospects for a ceasefire this week, Trump provided cautious optimism.
“I think we have a chance this week or next week. Not definitely,” he mentioned. “But there’s a very good chance that we will have a settlement and agreement of some kind this week and maybe next week, if not.”
The feedback comply with a press release Tuesday by US Special Envoy for Peace Missions Steve Witkoff, who expressed hope for a 60-day ceasefire settlement.
“We are hopeful that by the end of this week, we will have an agreement that will bring us into a 60-day ceasefire,” Witkoff mentioned following progress in proximity talks.
The Israeli military has killed almost 57,700 Palestinians, most of them ladies and kids, in Gaza since October 2023. The relentless bombardment has destroyed the enclave and led to meals shortages and a variety of illness.
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Trump mentioned that he’ll think about sending Patriot missiles to Ukraine, which he has beforehand mentioned the nation will want for its defenses.
Earlier this week, Trump mentioned the United States would ship extra weapons to Ukraine, primarily defensive ones, to assist the war-torn nation defend itself in opposition to intensifying Russian advances.
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Trump backed the Internal Revenue Service resolution that homes of worship can endorse political candidates to their congregations with out risking shedding their standing as tax-exempt nonprofits.
“I love the fact that churches could endorse a political candidate,” Trump instructed reporters on the White House. “If somebody of faith wants to endorse, I think it’s something that I’d like to hear.”
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