Overview

• Trump said the conflict would reach a “conclusive end” within “two or three weeks” during a White House press conference.
• Israeli authorities rejected a Qatar–Egypt proposal for a phased cease-fire tied to hostage releases that Hamas had accepted.
• Trump said the war “has to end” because of hunger and deaths in Gaza, while urging that people “cannot forget October 7.”
• He argued that joint U.S. and Israeli strikes in June achieved “great success” against Iran and ended its threat, a claim he repeated.
• Reporters noted he has previously used the “two or three weeks” formulation when forecasting progress in conflicts such as Ukraine and Gaza.