Hamas said on Tuesday it wants to reach a deal to end the war in Gaza based on US President Donald Trump’s plan but still has a set of demands, signalling that indirect talks with Israel in Egypt could be difficult and lengthy.

Trump, however, expressed optimism on Tuesday about progress toward a Gaza deal and said a U.S. team had just left to take part in the negotiations.

“I think there’s a possibility that we could have peace in the Middle East beyond just Gaza,” he told reporters in the Oval Office.

Senior Hamas official Fawzi Barhoum outlined Hamas’ position on the second anniversary of the Palestinian militant group’s attack on Israel that triggered the Gaza war, and one day after the indirect negotiations began in Sharm el-Sheikh.

The talks appear the most promising yet for endi

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