President Trump’s top Middle East adviser, Steve Witkoff, arrived in Egypt on Wednesday for the third day of peace talks between Israel and Hamas, signaling potential progress in the ceasefire negotiations.

The president’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, accompanied Witkoff for mediation discussions, according to The Associated Press. Trump said he might travel to the Middle East himself later, adding that a peace deal is “very close.”

Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyah’s top adviser, Ron Dermer, are also on site, the AP reported.

Currently, the outlined deal would include the return of 48 hostages and an end to strikes in the Gaza Strip, sparked by Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel.

Taher Nounou, a senior Hamas official, said the group has submitted a list of Palestinian prisoners it wants in exchange for hostages, according to Reuters.

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