U.S. Vice President: "Increasing Optimism" About a Deal to End the Gaza War

U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance expressed his optimism on Sunday regarding the efforts to reach an agreement to end the ongoing war in Gaza, affirming that the current atmosphere is "more positive than ever in the past months."

In an interview with Fox News, Vance clarified that President Donald Trump emphasized his vision that Gaza and the West Bank should be "under the management of their residents," while continuing to work on "dismantling the terrorist networks that threaten Israelis," according to him.

Trump announced on Friday that negotiations are close to reaching an agreement that would put an end to the war and also includes the release of Israeli hostages held in the sector.

The proposed U.S. plan, consisting of 21 points, stipulates that Palestinians remain in Gaza, contrary to previous positions that sparked widespread controversy after Trump spoke earlier this year about the possibility of resettling the residents of the sector abroad. The plan includes political, security, and economic steps, most notably the formation of a Palestinian transitional government and launching a comprehensive reconstruction process, paving the way for the establishment of a future Palestinian state.

However, Israeli media reports predicted that this specific point – regarding the establishment of a Palestinian state – would face strong rejection from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.