In a recent statement, former United States President Donald Trump expressed a positive outlook on the prospect of resolving the ongoing Gaza conflict. Trump, speaking to reporters, suggested the existence of a deal related to Gaza, which he believes could facilitate the release of hostages. While Trump did not specify the agreement’s details, including the terms agreed upon by Israel and Palestine, his comments imply that negotiations are potentially moving toward a resolution aimed at ending the regional hostilities. Trump indicated that the impending deal would serve the dual purpose of ending the prolonged conflict and ensuring the safe return of the hostages. “It’s looking like we have a deal on Gaza. I think it’s a deal that will get the hostages back. It’s gonna be a deal that will end the war,” he stated. Simultaneously, relatives of individuals held captive by Hamas organized a protest outside the UN headquarters in New York while Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the UN General Assembly, pressing for the immediate release of hostages. One of the relatives said, “My message for the rest of the International community is, if you won’t wake up now and realise that radical Islamic youth are being pushed on you, you’re going to wake up and you’re going to be in the place that we are in right now… I am warning you to understand that if you don’t act now against Hamas, its proxies and all radical Islamic youth, you’re going to be next… 80% of the people of Israel, not just Prime Minister Netanyahu, want the war to end. We want them to be released. The only thing that matters is to bring them back. Everything else will be taken care of once that ends… We need to bring our soldiers back home. We need to stop the suffering and the cycle of death there that has been there for the past 2 years.”
