U.S. President Donald Trump said in a statement at the White House that he is "dealing with Netanyahu a lot, we have a lot of success. They talk about Gaza City, there's always something. At some point it will be resolved." According to him: "It's coming to an end. We dropped a lot of food and money. We're sending a lot of it to Gaza. It needs to end but we must not forget October 7. I think within two-three weeks we will reach a definitive end to the war." He also turned to his special envoy Steve Whitcoff and asked him about the number of living hostages, who replied: "I hope 20." Trump said: "There are rumors that some have died."