Trump says Gaza peace deal ‘very close’ and he may travel to Middle East in days

<p>US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, Qatar’s PM and Turkey’s intelligence chief gather in Egypt</p><p>Donald Trump has said he may travel to the Middle East at the end of the week, adding that negotiations in Egypt to end the two-year war in Gaza were “very close” to reaching a deal.</p><p>The US president said that he could visit the region on Saturday or Sunday as he hailed talks that could bring “peace for the Middle East”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/08/optimism-grows-for-gaza-peace-deal-as-top-us-qatari-and-turkish-officials-join-talks">Continue reading...</a>