Trump upbeat on Gaza ceasefire despite lack of breakthrough

The US president said talk were going "very well", but a Palestinian source tells the BBC they have not made headway.
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Discussions are set to resume on Tuesday, though a Palestinian source familiar with the talks told the BBC they have not made any headway.
Trump spoke to reporters as he hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington DC on Monday evening. Afterwards, a senior Israeli political official said the talks in Doha were still some way off from what Israel wanted to achieve.
Trump has recently stepped up pressure on Israel and Hamas to agree a deal, saying he believed it would be done this week.
As they met for dinner, Trump and Netanyahu were asked about Israeli and US proposals suggested earlier this year to permanently relocate Palestinians from Gaza.
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