ALBAWABA - President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that United States Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff told him that an agreement regarding Gaza is "close".
Trump claimed that the attack on Iran is expected to significantly impact into reach of a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages taken on Oct. 7, 2023.
The American B-2 bombers carried out an airstrike on June 22, targeting three Iranian nuclear sites: Fordo, Natanz, and Isfahan, to remove the nuclear threat imposed by Iran in the Middle East and assist Israel in the war with Tehran, which started on Friday, June 13.
Trump posted on Truth Social: "We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan."
In response, Iran launched a barrage of missiles against Israel on Sunday and fired at least six ballistic missiles directly at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, according to Axios.
On June 24, a ceasefire between Iran and Israel was reached by the US president and a new deal to stop the war in Gaza is expected in the coming period, Al Jazeera cited Trump.
In addition, a Hamas leader said to AFP that ceasefire talks between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group "intensified in recent hours" with mediator countries, Egypt and Qatar.
"Our communications with the brother mediators in Egypt and Qatar have not stopped and have intensified in recent hours," Taher al-Nunu told AFP.
