WASHINGTON, Sept 26 — United States (US) President Donald Trump has said that he is close to a deal to end the war in Gaza and bring hostages home.
"It is looking like we have a deal on Gaza. I think it is a deal that gets the hostages back, it is going to be a deal that ends the war," he told the press before departing the White House to attend the Ryder Cup golf tournament in New York on Friday.
Trump did not offer further details.
While international leaders gathered at the United Nations in New York this week, the US unveiled a 21-point Middle East peace plan aimed at ending the nearly two-year-long war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas.
The proposal was circulated on Tuesday to officials from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, Turkiye, Indonesia, and Pakistan, according to US special envoy Steve Witkoff.
Trump, who remains Israel’s staunchest ally on the global stage, said he spoke on Thursday with representatives from several Middle Eastern nations as well as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
