Trump praises 'productive' talks to end Gaza war, says they will go on for 'as long as necessary'

Negotiations to end the fighting in Gaza were intense and productive and “would continue as long as necessary,” Donald Trump said Friday.

Negotiations to end the fighting in Gaza were intense and productive and “would continue as long as necessary,” Donald Trump said Friday night after meeting with Arab leaders in New York to discuss Israel’s ongoing assault on the famine-stricken enclave.

“Intense negotiations have been going on for four days, and will continue for as long as necessary in order to get a Successfully Completed Agreement,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, calling the discussions “very inspired and productive.”

Trump did not provide any details about the agreement being discussed, but he has previously insisted that Hamas return all of the remaining Israeli hostages kept in Gaza as part of any deal. In his post, he called for “PERMANENT AND LONGLASTING PEACE!”

Negotiations for either a complete end to the fighting or a temporary ceasefire and hostage exchange have previously stalled as both Israel and Hamas have accused the other of reneging on promises, changing details and rejecting deals accepted by the other.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who faced a mass walkout as he spoke at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Friday, has vowed to continue the war until all the hostages are returned and Hamas has been disarmed, and to maintain lasting security control over Gaza.