President Donald Trump on said an agreement to end Israel’s two-year-old war against Hamas in Gaza is “very close” based on a note he was handed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio during an event at the White House on Wednesday.

President Trump is set to meet Tuesday with Edan Alexander, an Israeli-American who had been held hostage by Hamas for 19 months, to mark two years since the attacks in Israel that killed hundreds. Trump’s public schedule lists a meeting with Alexander in the Oval Office that will be closed to the press.

The invitation from Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to President Donald Trump may signal progress in ongoing negotiations.

US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff arrived in Sharm el-Sheikh as Israel, Hamas, and mediators discuss a potential ceasefire and hostage deal. US President Donald Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Sharm el-Sheikh,

US President Donald Trump voiced optimism that there was a "real chance" to end the war in Gaza, as Israel marked the second anniversary of the October 7 attack on Tuesday.Indirect negotiations between Israeli and Hamas negotiators are being held in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm El-Sheikh,

Trump wants Israeli and Hamas negotiators to "move fast" in new talks aimed at securing a ceasefire in the Gaza war, spurred by his 20-point plan.

Alexander, an Israeli-American citizen from New Jersey, was freed by the Palestinian terror group in May and was believed to be the last surviving US hostage.

Pro-Israel Democrat Sen. John Fetterman calls out pro-Palestinian protesters for failing to press for Hamas to accept the peace deal President Donald Trump is working on.