Rubio says parties to Gaza ceasefire ‘closer than we’ve been in quite a while’ – Middle East Monitor

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed optimism Thursday about ceasefire negotiations concerning the Gaza Strip, saying the parties are “closer than we’ve been in quite a while,” Anadolu reports.

“It appears that generally the terms have been agreed to, but obviously now you need to have talks about how you implement those terms,” Rubio told reporters at the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers meeting in Malaysia.

He said Israel and the Palestinian…