STORY: President Donald Trump said there is a "very good chance" of a ceasefire in Gaza this week or next, after meeting Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday for the second time in two days to discuss the situation.

"We have a chance this week or next week," Trump told reporters.

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VIDEO SHOWS: SOUNDBITES FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP DURING HIS MEETING WITH LEADERS FROM AFRICA

SHOWS: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (JULY 9, 2025) (UNRESTRICTED POOL - Access all)

1. WIDE OF MEETING IN THE WHITE HOUSE

2. JOURNALIST HEARD ASKING PRESIDENT TRUMP "Can I ask how your meeting with Netanyahu went over the last couple of days, and how realistic do you think a ceasefire is this week?"

3. (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SAYING:

"Well, we're talking about Gaza for the most part. I think we have a chance this week or next week, not definitely. There's nothing definite about war and Gaza and all of the other places that we all deal with so much. There's a very good chance that we'll have a settlement, an agreement of some kind this week and maybe next week, if not."

4. JOURNALIST HEARD ASKING: "Axios says a secret White House meeting between Steve Witkoff, Ron Dermer, and a Qatari envoy on Tuesday led to significant progress in the negotiations over the Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal. What can you tell us about this secret meeting?"

5. (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SAYING:

"It's very possible. I will tell you we're getting very close to a deal. I don't know if it's secret or not secret, but... Doesn't matter to me. Secret's fine if it gets us to where we want to be. We want to have a ceasefire. We want to have peace. We want to get the hostages back. And I think we're close to doing it. "

6. MEETING ENDS