Ammon News - US President Donald Trump has said the Gaza ceasefire talks are "going along very well", despite no breakthrough in the latest round of indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas in Qatar.

Discussions are set to resume on Tuesday, though a Palestinian source familiar with the talks told the BBC they have not made any headway.

Trump spoke to reporters as he hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington DC on Monday evening. Afterwards, a senior Israeli political official said the talks in Doha were still some way off from what Israel wanted to achieve.

Trump has recently stepped up pressure on Israel and Hamas to agree a deal, saying he believed it would be done this week.

As they met for dinner, Trump and Netanyahu were asked about Israeli and US proposals suggested earlier this year to permanently relocate Palestinians from Gaza.

Trump said he had co-operation for this from countries neighbouring Israel, while Netanyahu said he was working with the US on finding countries that will "give Palestinians a better future".

"If people want to stay, they can stay, but if they want to leave, they should be able to leave," Netanyahu said.

The proposals to force Palestinians out of Gaza has been met by condemnation from the UN, Arab leaders, human rights organisations, and Western governments. BBC