Hamas says it has agreed to release 10 living hostages as Trump insists ceasefire deal ‘very close’
A Palestinian woman checks a girl's head, in a heavily damaged building, at the site of an overnight Israeli strike on a house below, at Shati (Beach) refugee camp in Gaza City, July 9, 2025. REUTERS/Mahmoud IssaCourtney McBride and Akayla Gardner©BloombergYesterday at 23:01US president Donald Trump said negotiators are "very close" to a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, raising optimism for a long-elusive agreement as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the US."We want to have a ceasefire," Trump told reporters on Wednesday. "We want to have peace. We want to get the hostages back. And I think we're close to doing it."