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Trump Says Israel, Hamas ‘Very Close’ on Temporary Truce Deal

Smoke rises to the sky following an Israeli airstrike as Palestinians fleeing Jabalia move with their belongings in Gaza City, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Smoke rises to the sky following an Israeli airstrike as Palestinians fleeing Jabalia move with their belongings in Gaza City, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
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Trump Says Israel, Hamas ‘Very Close’ on Temporary Truce Deal

Smoke rises to the sky following an Israeli airstrike as Palestinians fleeing Jabalia move with their belongings in Gaza City, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Smoke rises to the sky following an Israeli airstrike as Palestinians fleeing Jabalia move with their belongings in Gaza City, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

US President Donald Trump has said that an agreement between Israel and Hamas on the Gaza Strip is “very close."

“They’re very close to an agreement on Gaza, and we’ll let you know about it during the day or maybe tomorrow,” Trump told reporters on Friday.

Trump’s optimistic outlook comes after the White House announced Thursday that Israel has accepted a new US proposal for a temporary ceasefire with Hamas. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that Israel “backed and supported” the new proposal.

Hamas officials, however, gave the Israeli-approved draft a cool response, but said they wanted to study the proposal more closely before giving a formal answer.

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Houthis in Yemen Say They Won’t End Support for Gaza

Houthi supporters chant slogans during a weekly anti-US and anti-Israel rally in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP)
Houthi supporters chant slogans during a weekly anti-US and anti-Israel rally in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP)
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Houthis in Yemen Say They Won’t End Support for Gaza

Houthi supporters chant slogans during a weekly anti-US and anti-Israel rally in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP)
Houthi supporters chant slogans during a weekly anti-US and anti-Israel rally in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP)

A top leader of the Iran-backed-Houthi militias in Yemen said they will keep up their support for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip until Israeli “aggression stops, and the siege is lifted.”

“Our operations in support of Gaza will not cease, no matter the sacrifices,” said Mahdi al-Mashat in a statement Wednesday.

The Houthis are the last militant group in Iran’s self-described “Axis of Resistance” that is capable of regularly attacking Israel.

They have been firing long-range missiles at Israel in the months since it resumed the war in Gaza, setting off air raid sirens but generally causing few casualties. They have also been attacking shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.