Trump says Gaza peace deal ‘very close’ as Israel continues airstrikes

<p>US president tells Axios he will push to finalize a deal between Israel and Hamas in the coming days</p><p>Donald Trump said in an interview on Saturday that “we are very close” to a peace deal in Gaza, even as Israel continued bombing the territory.</p><p>Speaking to <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/10/04/trump-gaza-deal-netanyahu-call">Axios</a>, Trump said he would push to finalize a deal between Israel and Hamas in the coming days. Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu unveiled a 20-point plan this week. Hamas has accepted part of the deal but is <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/02/hamas-likely-to-accept-trump-peace-plan-with-key-revisions-experts-say">pushing to negotiate</a> other aspects.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/04/trump-gaza-peace-deal">Continue reading...</a>