Washington — President Trump mentioned he “might go” to the Center East, particularly Egypt, this weekend as his high negotiators search to dealer a peace settlement between Hamas and Israel. The president additionally mentioned he “might” go to Gaza.
Mr. Trump mentioned Wednesday that if negotiations go properly, he and his crew will “be leaving most likely on Sunday, possibly Saturday.” Particular envoy to the Center East Steve Witkoff and Mr. Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, are in Egypt for oblique peace talks and took part in conferences Wednesday, a White Home official mentioned.
The present negotiations focus on a 20-point peace proposal that Mr. Trump unveiled on the White Home throughout a information convention with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu late final month.
“I’ll go there someday towards the top of the week, possibly on Sunday, truly, and we’ll see,” the president mentioned throughout a White Home roundtable on antifa. “However there’s an excellent probability. Negotiations are going alongside very properly. We’re coping with Hamas and most of the nations.”
“Our last negotiation, as you realize, is with Hamas,” he added. “And it appears to be going properly. So we’ll let you realize. If that is the case, we’ll be leaving most likely on Sunday, possibly Saturday, possibly a bit later than Saturday night, however that appears to be our schedule.”
The president mentioned he would “be going to Egypt, most definitely.”
White Home press secretary Karoline Leavitt mentioned the president will go to Walter Reed Medical Heart on Friday for a gathering and remarks with the troops, in addition to his annual checkup. After that, “President Trump is contemplating going to the Center East shortly thereafter,” she mentioned.
Egypt and Qatar are serving as intermediaries between Israel and Hamas within the oblique talks, that are going down within the Egyptian resort metropolis of Sharm el-Sheikh.
The president additionally mentioned he “might” go to Gaza as part of a Center East journey.
“I might, yeah,” the president mentioned when requested if he would take into account going to Gaza. “I might. I’d try this. I’ll try this. We’ve not determined precisely. I will be going to Egypt, most definitely.”
The president has urged negotiators to “transfer quick.” On Friday, Hamas mentioned it had accepted some components from the U.S.-led peace proposal. The primary part of the plan would entail Hamas releasing the remaining hostages, dwelling and deceased, inside 72 hours. Tuesday marked two years since Hamas launched its terrorist assault on Israel, during which some 1,200 folks have been killed and about 251 civilians, together with kids, have been kidnapped..
With out drastic modifications, a presidential journey overseas to cope with overseas coverage this weekend would come amid the federal authorities shutdown. The Home is out of session, and the Senate has been unable to go laws to reopen the federal government.
Lucia I Suarez Sang and
Olivia Rinaldi
contributed to this report.
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