Trump predicts end to Israel-Gaza war ‘within a week'
President
Donald Trump said he thought a ceasefire in
Gaza could be 'close' – perhaps in the next week.
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'I just spoke with some of the people involved. It's a terrible situation that's going,' the
US president told reporters at the White House on Friday afternoon.
'And we think within the next week, we're going to get a ceasefire, and we're supplying, as you know, a lot of money and a lot of food to that area.'
He did not provide further details on how an agreement might unfold or say to whom he spoke about a possible halt in the war that began with the Hamas assault on
Israel on October 7, 2023.
'We're involved because people are dying,' Trump added.
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The Israeli Embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Friday evening.
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