WASHINGTON,
US President Donald Trump stated on Monday that he was "pretty sure" a peace agreement with Israel could be reached in Gaza and that Hamas was agreeing to "very important" issues.
When questioned by reporters in the Oval Office about whether he had any preconditions, such as Hamas agreeing to disarm, Trump responded, "I have red lines; if certain things aren't met, we're not going to do it."
“But I think we’re doing very well, and I think Hamas has been agreeing to things that are very important.”
Trump said he was optimistic about the chances of a deal as delegations from Hamas and Israel began indirect talks in Egypt on ending the war under his 20-point plan.
“I think we’re going to have a deal. It’s a hard thing for me to say that when for years and years they’ve been trying to have a deal,” Trump said.
“We’re going to have a Gaza deal, I’m pretty sure, yeah.”
Trump also dismissed a report that he had accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of being negative about the talks, saying that Netanyahu had been “very positive about the deal.”
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