President with President Donald Trump said on Wednesday (July 9) that he believed that an agreement on the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was immediate. “I’ll tell you that we are very close to agreement,” Trump said. “We want to have a ceasefire. We want to have peace. We want to get hostages back. And I think we’re close.”
He added, “We have a chance this week or next week.”
Increasing number of victims
Trump’s remarks came after his second meeting in two days with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the White House. The interviews that took place on Wednesday (July 9) were focused almost exclusively on the conflict in Gaza and the remaining hostages still holding Hamas.
Netanyahu: “We have to complete the work”
After his meeting with Trump Netanyahu, he said, “We still have to finish work in Gaza, release all our hostages, remove and destroy Hamas’s military and administrative abilities … Because Gaza must have a different future for us for all.”
He added: “These are all the things I discussed with President Trump. I can later discuss with him in this visit.”
Optimism from Trump’s envoy and Foreign Ministry
At the Foreign Ministry, Tammy Bruce, a spokesman for Tammy, said, “We hope that by the end of this week we will have an agreement that brings us to a 60 -day truce.”
Steve Witkoff, Trump’s special envoy in the Middle East, said that only one main point of gluing remained. “We went from four issues to one,” he noted, adding that by the end of the week there is a real hope for an agreement. “
Netanyahu and Trump discuss hostages
Israeli officials said Hamas continues to hold about 50 hostages in Gaza, with at least 20 assumed to be alive.
Trump and Netanyah have discussed the urgency of the hostage problem, while Netanyahu with the statement: “We are determined to achieve all our goals: the release of all our hostages – live and deceased – and eliminate the military and ruling Hamas abilities.”
Palestinian relocation and the question of two states
For dinner at the White House on Monday (July 7) Trump said that Hamas wants a ceasefire and appreciated cooperation from countries in the region because of the idea of relocating Palestinians from Gaza.
Asked about the two -way solution, Trump postponed Netanyahua and said, “I don’t know.” Netanyahu replied, “I think the Palestinians should have all the power to rule, but none of the power threatens us.”
He added: “The sovereign power of safety always remains in our hands.”
The humanitarian crisis deepens
The Gaza War began with Hamas attacking Israel in October 2023, which killed about 1,200 people and led to the fact that 251 hostages were taken.
Since then, according to the Ministry of Health of Gaza, over 57,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli strikes. The United Nations estimates that most 2 million Gaza populations have been displaced and are facing almost half a million starvation.
Hamas and Israel holding firmly
Hamas has repeatedly stated that there is no remaining hostage without a permanent ceasefire. Israel refused to end the war until all hostages were liberated and Hamas is not dismantled.
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