U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio commented on the negotiations for a deal with Hamas in an interview with Fox News, saying it "could be closed any day." According to him, "The good news is that all Americans are out now and we are concerned about all the hostages. There is a very simple solution to what is happening in Gaza - release all the hostages, lay down the weapons - and the war ends as far as Hamas is concerned. They obviously don't agree to this. Whitcoff has been working on this day and night for weeks. They have made significant progress and they are close."

