US President Donald Trump said negotiators had made “great progress” toward a ceasefire deal in Gaza, adding that a final agreement was “very close.”
A senior Hamas official confirmed that peace efforts had intensified in recent hours. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has faced growing calls — including from members of his ruling coalition — to bring the fighting in the enclave to an end amid a growing humanitarian crisis.
However, Netanyahu has vowed to fight on until all remaining hostages being held in Gaza are returned, a position at odds with a group representing relatives of the captives. “The war in Gaza has run its course,” the Hostages and Missing Families Forum said.
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