Trump says US in “deep negotiation” with Hamas

US President Donald Trump said Friday that Washington is engaged in “very deep” negotiations with the Palestinian resistance group Hamas and called for the immediate release of all captives held in Gaza.

“There could be some that have recently died, is what I’m hearing. I hope that’s wrong, but you have over 30 bodies in this negotiation,” Trump told reporters, adding that Hamas was requesting some concessions that “are fine.”

He warned that failure to release captives would result in a “tough” and “nasty” situation.