US President Donald Trump said during a briefing for journalists in the Oval Office at the White House that "Israel wants a deal to happen, people connected to the hostages - you see tens of thousands in Israel - want them to return and for this to end. We have great chances. This goes beyond Gaza - it's peace in the Middle East. Every Arab country wants it. They're all on our side, there has never been anything like this. We have indication from Iran that they want this to end." Trump added, "We have a fantastic group working on this. Steve Whitcoff, Jared Kushner. We have the A Team."