Trump: Next 48 Hours Decisive for Israel-Hamas Peace

News from Washington indicates an unprecedented increase in diplomatic activity toward resolving the Gaza conflict. U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that the next 48 hours will be exceptional and decisive for assessing the prospects of a long-awaited peace between Israel and the Hamas movement. This statement was reported by RIA Novosti, citing its sources at Fox News. The president's words come against the backdrop of complex and multilateral indirect negotiations taking place in Cairo, the capital of Egypt, the main goal of which is to finally put an end to the bloody two-year war. In this situation, the attention of the entire world is focused on the Middle East, waiting to see what the resolution of this tense drama will be.

What gives special weight to President Trump's statement is that it was made in a highly symbolic setting. A Fox News correspondent, providing details live on air, reported that the president gave this assessment during a meeting organized at the White House. At that meeting, Trump had received former American hostage and, concurrently, Israel Defense Forces soldier Idan Alexandre, along with his family members.

"It is reported that President Trump personally informed the former hostage and his family that the next 48 hours of negotiations will be decisive," the journalist emphasized. According to the source, President Trump has set an extremely clear and specific task for his representatives in the negotiations, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. Before their departure to Egypt, Trump demanded that they exert every possible effort to achieve the signing of a mutually acceptable and stable deal between the conflicting parties.

It should be recalled that the indirect negotiations, which began in Cairo on October 6, have become a stage for intensive diplomatic discussions. A key feature of the process is that the Hamas and Israeli delegations do not communicate directly with each other. The connection between them is ensured by mediators, a role played by three important regional actors: Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey. At the core of the negotiations' agenda is the comprehensive peace plan put forward by U.S. President Donald Trump, the ultimate goal of which is to stop the destructive war in the Gaza Strip that has been ongoing for more than two years.