President Trump is ramping up efforts to finalize a U.S.-backed ceasefire proposal between Israel and Hamas, coinciding with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s official visit to Washington this week. Trump expressed optimism that a 60-day truce—hostage exchange deal could be reached “next week” and said he’d be “very firm” with Netanyahu to secure it during their Oval Office meeting. Trump confirmed that Israel has agreed to everything needed to finalize the proposal and emphasized that mediators from Qatar and Egypt are preparing to deliver the “final proposal” to Hamas. He urged Hamas to act quickly, warning, “It will only get worse.” According to U.S.-backed terms, the plan includes a phased rotation of hostages—approximately 10 released alive and 18 sets of...