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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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Egypt FM Urges Immediate Ceasefire in Iran-Israel War

Egyptian Foreign Badr Abdelatty speaks during a press conference with his German counterpart Johann Wadephul, at Tahrir Palace in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP)
Egyptian Foreign Badr Abdelatty speaks during a press conference with his German counterpart Johann Wadephul, at Tahrir Palace in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP)
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Egypt FM Urges Immediate Ceasefire in Iran-Israel War

Egyptian Foreign Badr Abdelatty speaks during a press conference with his German counterpart Johann Wadephul, at Tahrir Palace in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP)
Egyptian Foreign Badr Abdelatty speaks during a press conference with his German counterpart Johann Wadephul, at Tahrir Palace in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP)

Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty urged an immediate ceasefire on Tuesday in the war between Iran and Israel during two separate phone calls with US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi.

Abdelatty stressed during the phone calls the importance of a return to negotiations as the only way to reach a sustainable agreement on Iran's nuclear program, according to a statement by the Egyptian foreign ministry.