U.S. President Donald Trump said there may be a cease-fire/hostage release deal 'very soon', speaking to the press outside Air Force One.
"I think we're going to have a deal on Gaza very soon. It's a hell of a problem. It's a problem we want to solve for the Middle East, for Israel, for everybody," he said. "But it's a problem we're going to get done."
Trump then reiterated his previous comments that fewer than 20 Israeli hostages remain alive in Gaza. "It could be a little less than 20 because they tend to die," he said.
"Even though they're young people, largely. Young people don't die, young people stay alive. But with this whole thing, they tend to die"
He continued, "Let's say we have 20 people and 38 bodies. I think we're going to get them all." The known number of hostages currently remaining in Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip is 48.
