President Trump says a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal may be close, expresses hope that all hostages - living and dead - will be returned. US President Donald Trump told reporters on Sunday that he believes a deal to release the hostages being held by Hamas and secure a ceasefire in Gaza could be reached very soon. “I think we're going to have a deal on Gaza very soon. It's a hell of a problem. It's a problem we want to solve for the Middle East, for Israel, for everybody
But it's a problem we're going to get done,” said the President. On the hostages, Trump said, “It could be a little bit less than 20 because some, you know, they tend to die. Even though they're young people, largely, they're dying. Young people don't die. Young people stay alive. But with this whole thing, they tend to die.” “But we have, let's say, 20 people and we have about 38 bodies.
I think we're going to get them all,” he continued.The comments came hours after Trump confirmed he had sent a proposal to Hamas in recent days for a comprehensive hostage deal that includes significant changes compared to previous offers. According to the proposal, all 48 hostages, living and deceased, will be released on the first day of the deal, as hundreds of terrorists and thousands of Palestinian Arab detainees are released. (Read More)