Trump says he'll get Gaza 'STRAIGHTENED OUT' in a week, even as Israeli strikes kill 8 children collecting water
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This picture taken from western Jabalia in the central Gaza Strip shows smoke billowing east of Gaza City, in the central Gaza Strip following Israeli strikes on July 13, 2025. US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washinton, DC, on July 13, 2025 after attending the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup final in New Jersey. Photograph: (Combination created using images from AFP)
"Gaza – we are talking, and hopefully we're going to get that straightened out over the next week," Trump told reporters, echoing optimism he had previously voiced on July 4. But on the ground, there seem to be little to no signs of a breakthrough.
US President Donald Trump on Sunday (Jul 13) said that negotiations over a Gaza ceasefire were ongoing and expressed hope for progress "over the next week". His statement comes even as Israeli airstrikes the same day killed more than 40 Palestinians, including children in Gaza, and as Qatari-mediated talks remained deadlocked. "Gaza – we are talking, and hopefully we're going to get that straightened out over the next week," Trump told reporters, echoing optimism he had previously voiced on July 4. But on the ground, there seem to be little to no signs of a breakthrough.
Israeli strikes kill children collecting water
As per Gaza's civil defence agency, 43 Palestinians were killed on Sunday alone, including 11 people at a market in Gaza City and eight children at a water distribution point in the Nuseirat refugee camp. Israel, meanwhile, said it was targeting an Islamic Jihad member but admitted that due to a technical error, "the munition fell dozens of metres from the target". The nation also said that "The incident is under review" and reports of casualties were being examined.
Israel says '150 terror targets' struck as truce talks falter
AFP reports that Israel, in a statement, said that its military jets "struck more than 150 terror targets". It also released drone footage showing airstrikes and rising plumes of smoke. Israel's intensifying campaign comes amid growing scrutiny of civilian casualties and escalating humanitarian concerns. Gaza's death toll now exceeds 58,026, most of them civilians, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. The UN has called the figures reliable.
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Meanwhile, efforts to negotiate a 60-day ceasefire and hostage deal in Doha hit an impasse over the weekend, with both Israel and Hamas blaming each other for the deadlock. As per AFP, a senior Israeli official accused Hamas of "intransigence", saying, “Hamas remains intransigent, clinging to positions that prevent the mediators from advancing an agreement.” Meanwhile, citing a Palestinian source, AFP reported that Israel was seeking to maintain a military presence in over 40 per cent of Gaza and force Palestinians into the south "in preparation for forcibly displacing them to Egypt or other countries".
