‘Utmost priority’ for Trump: End war in Gaza and free hostages

AFP | Washington

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US President Donald Trump’s “utmost priority” is to end the war in Gaza and free hostages held by Hamas, the White House said, ahead of a crucial meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday.

Trump has said he believes there is a “good chance” of an agreement this week for a ceasefire in the devastated Palestinian territory, hot on the heels of a truce in the war between Israel and Iran.

His special envoy Steve Witkoff will head to Qatar later this week where Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas are holding indirect talks, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told a briefing