By Euronews with AP
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US President Donald Trump on Sunday urged progress in ceasefire talks in the 20-month war in Gaza, as Israel and Hamas appeared to move closer to an agreement.
In turn, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said there were “broad regional possibilities” following the announcement of a recent ceasefire between Israel and Iran.
“We will also have to solve the Gaza issue, to defeat Hamas,” said Netanyahu.
A top adviser to Netanyahu is reportedly set to travel to Washington in the coming days to discuss a ceasefire. Trump has urged a deal “within the next week” to end the war and free remaining hostages.
Plans are also set to be made for Netanyahu to visit, a sign there may be movement on a deal. However, these plans have not yet been finalised.
Palestinians in Gaza are greeting the possibility with scepticism, hardened by months of shattered promises and ongoing suffering.
“Since the beginning of the war, they have been promising us something like this: release the hostages and we will stop the war,” said Abdel Hadi Al-Hour, a man displaced from Deir al-Balah.
“They did not stop the war. We actually released the hostages and the war started again. We are tired of displacement, suffering, hunger, poverty.“
Inside the crowded camps across the strip, patience has long worn thin.
“Today we have been waging a war for more than two years, and we hear about a truce, the war is over, a ceasefire, there is a deal. Even when the deal was made, we returned to war again. We do not want words, we want action,” said another displaced man, Karam Abu Mueliq.
This is a dream for us, for the people of Gaza,” said Mahmoud Wadi, a man displaced from northern Gaza. “We are exhausted, we are tired. We hope to God that the war will end. This is a dream.”
“The most important thing is for the war to end, for the famine to stop, for the bloodshed to stop,” Wadi added.