President Donald Trump hinted on Friday that Israel and Hamas are close to another ceasefire, as Israeli ground operations intensify in Gaza. During a Friday Oval Office press conference, Trump said the adversaries were “very close” to another ceasefire,

Hamas was said to be carefully considering a new 60-day cease-fire/hostage release deal proposed by President Donald Trump and his special envoy Steve Witkoff, after Israel "signed off" on the deal.

The White House has been willing to engage directly with Hamas to help broker deals and successfully won the release this month of the last living U.S. citizen held hostage by the militant group, 21-year-old Edan Alexander. But a broader halt to the fighting has been more elusive since a two-month ceasefire broke down in mid-March.