Israel-Gaza live updates: Egypt to host ceasefire talks with Hamas and Israel

Oct 05, 2025, 3:57 PM EDT

Hundreds of thousands march in support of Gaza

Hundreds of thousands of people around the world staged protests in support of Palestinians in Gaza on Sunday.

In Amsterdam, organizers estimated that 250,000 people marched in the rain. Many wore red as a symbolic "red line" against Israel's blockade of Gaza.

In Ankara, Turkey, thousands marched, wearing red and chanting in support of intercepted flotilla activists who were trying to bring aid to Gaza.

In Karachi, Pakistan, thousands of people marched through the streets carrying pamphlets and flags.

--ABC News' Victoria Beaule

Oct 05, 2025, 12:43 PM EDT

Trump says Gaza peace negotiations 'will last a couple of days'

Leaving the White House for the Navy’s 250th celebration on Sunday, President Donald Trump continued to celebrate his Gaza peace proposal while admitting that negotiations are still ongoing.

“They're in negotiation right now as we speak, they've started the negotiation. It will last a couple of days. We'll see how it turns out. But I'm hearing it's going very well,” Trump said.

Trump was pressed by a reporter on his faith in a Palestinian Authority to control Gaza without Hamas influence, getting mad at the reporter for doubting the deal.

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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump leave the White House for Norfolk, Virginia, to observe a naval sea power demonstration on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025, in Washington.
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“Well, it's a great deal for Israel, and it's a great deal for everybody. And you want to get hostages back, right? You want them back? Or do you not want them back?” Trump quipped at the reporter who said she worked for an Israeli media company.

“It's a great deal for Israel. It's a great deal for the entire Arab world, Muslim world, and world. So we're very happy,” Trump said.

Trump’s irritation comes as Axios reported Sunday morning, Trump got mad when Netanyahu said there was nothing to celebrate after Trump called him to discuss Hamas’ “yes” to his peace proposal.

“I don’t know why you’re always so f---king negative. This is a win. Take it,” Axios reported.

-ABC News’ Lalee Issa

Oct 05, 2025, 7:52 AM EDT

Egypt to host ceasefire talks on Monday

Egypt will host talks with Israeli and Hamas representatives on Monday to build on the ceasefire "momentum" produced by U.S. President Donald Trump's peace plan, according to a statement posted to the Egyptian Foreign Ministry's official Facebook account on Saturday.

Palestinians carrying bags return from a food distribution point near the Netzarim corridor in the central Gaza Strip on Oct. 5, 2025.
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It is not yet clear where in Egypt the talks will be held. High-level representatives have been travelling to the country in recent days, including Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.

The talks will include discussions of "the ground conditions and details of the exchange of all Israeli detainees and Palestinian prisoners," the Egyptian ministry's statement said.

"The meeting is hoped to end the war and alleviate the suffering of the brotherly Palestinian people, which has continued for two consecutive years," it added.

"These consultations come within the framework of efforts to build on the regional and international momentum achieved following the presentation of U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to end the war in the Gaza Strip," the statement said.

-ABC News' Quinn Scanlan, Nasser Atta and Somayeh Malekian