US President Donald Trump has indicated he may travel to the Middle East later this week as peace agreement talks between Israel and Hamas are ‘going along very well’.
“I may go there sometime toward the end of the week, maybe on Sunday, actually,” Mr Trump told reporters at the White House. “And we’ll see, but there is a very good chance. Negotiations are going along very well.”
Earlier, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi extended an invitation to Mr Trump to attend the signing of the first phase of the Gaza peace plan in Sharm el-Sheikh.
Speaking at an Egyptian Police Academy graduation, al-Sisi said, “It would be truly wonderful if, should an agreement be reached, you could attend its signing.” He expressed hope that the ongoing talks would bring an end to the war and praised Tr