Trump hopeful for Gaza ceasefire, possibly ‘next week'
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday (June 27, 2025) that he believes it is possible that a ceasefire in the Gaza conflict will be reached within a week.
Mr. Trump, at an Oval Office event celebrating a Congo-Rwanda accord, told reporters that he believes a ceasefire is close. He said he had just been talking to some of the people involved in trying to reach a ceasefire to hostilities between Israel and Hamas.
'We think even next week, we're going to get a ceasefire,' Mr. Trump told reporters.
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