Trump upbeat on Gaza ceasefire talks as he hosts Netanyahu

Trump upbeat on Gaza ceasefire talks as he hosts Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with President Trump on Thursday, as the US involvement in talks continued.

The meeting took place at the

White House, just one day after the first official delegation from Sudan visited the Oval Office.

A

formal statement from the White House said that both leaders discussed "critical partnerships in the

Middle East," but did not go into specifics.

According to

reporters present at the meeting, Trump expressed his optimism about the possibility of a

sustained ceasefire in Gaza. Netanyahu, on the other hand,

downplayed prospects for a

lasting peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians.

No further information about the nature of their discussion has been made available at this time.