Palestine's Abbas says ready to work closely with Trump on comprehensive peace deal

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas applauded US President Donald Trump for his efforts to secure a truce between Israel and Iran, and offered to work with him on another agreement that will bring lasting peace and stability to Palestinians, according to the Wafa news agency.

In a letter, Abbas said he is ready to collaborate with the US and other Arab and international countries to negotiate a comprehensive peace deal that ends the Israeli occupation.

“We hope and trust in your ability to make a new history for our region that will restore to the region the peace lost for generations,” Wafa quoted the letter as saying.

"We are filled with hope and confidence in your ability to create a new history for our region, restoring the peace that has been lost for generations."