Trump to meet Netanyahu in push for Gaza deal
Washington (AFP) US President Donald Trump hosts Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday to push for an end to the Gaza war.Trump has said he believes there is a "good chance" of an agreement this week for a ceasefire in the devastated Palestinian territory, hot on the heels of a truce in the war between Israel and Iran.The US president -- who has expressed increasing concern over the situation in Gaza in recent weeks -- will have dinner behind closed doors with Netanyahu, their third meeting since Trump returned to power.White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said it was Trump's "utmost priority... to end the war in Gaza."Leavitt said Trump wanted Hamas to agree to a US-brokered proposal "right now".The latest round of negotiations on the war in Gaza began on Sunday, with representatives seated in different rooms in the same building.
'Good chance'
Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff was due to join the talks later this week in an effort to get a ceasefire over the line as the Gaza conflict nears its 22nd month.
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