Palestinian-American businessman Bashar Bchbach, involved in hostage deal negotiations, wrote on his Facebook account to the "people of Gaza" that "I hesitated to write that there is nothing new, but the truth is that we are working hard with all mediators to find a solution to the current stalemate in negotiations. There are important meetings today between the Emir of Qatar and U.S. President Donald Trump, and we hope they will lead to progress soon."