Trump announces a possible visit to the Middle East at the end of the week. The negotiations between Israel and Hamas are “very good”
President Donald Trump returns to the White House after addressing leaders in the American army on September 30, 2025. Photo: Andrew Leyden / Zuma Press Wire / Splashnews.com / Splash / Profimedia
US President Donald Trump said he could go to the Middle East at the end of this week, adding that indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas are “very close” to a result and “go very well,” according to The Guardian.
“It is very close, things are going very well … I think it will happen, it has a great chance to happen,” Trump told journalists, talking about “a possible peace for the Middle East.”
He added that he could move on Saturday or Sunday: “There is a very good chance, negotiations are going very well.”
The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas agreed on Tuesday to teach the weapons of an Egyptian-Palestinian committee, but categorically rejected the survey of the Gaza strip of an international transitional committee, proposed in the plan of US President Donald Trump. Regarding this issue, the Palestinian group proposed as a delegation to lead by the chief negotiator of the group, Khalil al-Hayya, to manage negotiations with Israel through mediators, while a second team of Hamas to negotiate with the Palestinian National Authority to hand over the administration of the Gaza Strip to the Palestinian Government.
The negotiation teams of Israel and Hamas held indirect discussions about the implementation of the Peace Plan for the Gaza Strip proposed by US President Donald Trump, after their first negotiations on Tuesday morning ended in a positive atmosphere, two sources have told EFE.
Special US messenger, Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and Israel's chief negotiator, Ron Dermer, participate in an “extended meeting” in Egypt, according to Egyptian state television, quoted by CNN.
According to an official Hamas, Israel and Hamas have already changed lists with hostages and prisoners to be released in the understanding.
The plan proposed by Trump is a document in 20 points that mainly provides for the disarming of the Palestinian Islamist group, an immediate armistice, the release of all the hostages held by Hamas in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel, a withdrawal in stages of the Israeli army from the Gaza Strip and an international Government. Palestinian enclave.
