Israel-Gaza live updates: Trump says Israel and Hamas signed off on 1st phase of peace deal
Speaking at the White House on Wednesday, President Donald Trump said negotiations are proceeding “very well” and noted that he may travel to the Middle East this weekend.
“We have a great team over there, great negotiators, and there are unfortunately great negotiators on the other side also. But it’s something I think that will happen. Got a good chance of happening. I may go there sometime toward the end of the week. Maybe on Sunday, actually, and we’ll see,” Trump said during a roundtable.
President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable meeting on antifa in the State Dining Room at the White House, Oct. 8, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
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“But there’s a very good chance that negotiations are going along very well,” he added.
When later asked where he would go, Trump said, “Egypt most likely,” adding, “That’s where everybody is gathered right now.”
Following the roundtable, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement that Trump is “considering going to the Middle East shortly thereafter” his yearly check-up at Walter Reed Medical Center on Friday.
The president said he was late to the roundtable meeting because he said he was on a phone call with “people from the Middle East, Arab people and other people on the potential peace deal for the Middle East.”