JD Vance ‘cautiously hopeful’ over Arab leaders’ peace talks with US officials
US Vice President JD Vance has expressed cautious optimism over a peace deal being discussed between Arab and Muslim leaders and US officials in recent days.
“I feel more optimistic about where we are right now than where we have been at any point in the last few months,” Vance said in an interview with Fox News. “But let’s be realistic – these things can get derailed at the very last minute. So while I remain very hopeful, I am cautiously hopeful.”
Vance added that a deal would achieve three goals: all captives returned, Hamas no longer a threat to Israel and humanitarian aid for civilians in Gaza.
“I think we’re close to accomplishing all three of those objectives.”
Earlier today, Hamas said it had not yet received a new proposal to end the war.
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Pakistan’s PM hopeful after Trump talks on Gaza
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed hope for “encouraging” outcomes from Trump’s recent meeting with Muslim leaders when he discussed how to end Israel’s war on Gaza.
“We fully participated in the meeting on Gaza, and God willing, its encouraging results will come out soon,” Sharif said in London. According to Radio Pakistan, Sharif said Pakistan was also part of Trump-led efforts to bring peace to Palestine and end “oppression against the people of Gaza”.
Trump’s meeting with Muslim leaders took place on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. It reportedly brought together leaders from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Jordan, Turkiye and Indonesia.
Jordan’s king says there is consensus around much of Trump’s Gaza plan
Jordan’s King Abdullah II has expressed optimism about a proposal by Trump to end the Gaza war, saying many of its details align with “what has been agreed upon”.
Abdullah’s comments, reported by Jordan’s state news agency, did not go into detail on the content of the plan.
