Trump says there's a good chance for Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal this week

U.S. President Donald Trump connected Sunday (July 6, 2025) said determination was a bully accidental a Gaza hostage merchandise and ceasefire woody could beryllium reached with the Palestinian militant radical Hamas this week.

Mr. Trump told reporters earlier departing for Washington that specified a woody meant "quite a fewer hostages" could beryllium released.

Mr. Trump is owed to conscionable with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu connected Monday (July 7, 2025) astatine the White House.

Indirect negotiations betwixt Israel and Hamas were underway successful Qatar Sunday.

“We’ve gotten a batch of the hostages out, but pertaining to the remaining hostages, rather a fewer of them volition beryllium coming out,” Mr. Trump added.

He said the United States was “working connected a batch of things” with Israel, including “probably a imperishable woody with Iran.”

Since the commencement of Israel’s warfare against Hamas successful Gaza, mediators person brokered pauses successful warring during which hostages were freed successful speech for Israel-held Palestinian prisoners.

Of the 251 hostages taken by Palestinian militants during the October 2023 attack, 49 are inactive being held successful Gaza, including 27 the Israeli subject says are dead.