US President Donald Trump claimed on Friday that Saudi officials indicated to him “as recently as yesterday” that they’re willing to join the Abraham Accords, which he expects will be expanded “soon.”

Trump reiterated his belief that Arab and Muslim countries will be able to normalize relations with Israel now that a ceasefire has been reached in Gaza and the Iranian nuclear threat has been neutered.

“I hope to see Saudi Arabia go in, and I hope to see others go in. I think when Saudi Arabia goes in, everybody goes in,” Trump told Fox News.

Asked if Saudi officials have indicated to him a willingness to do so, Trump responded, “They have. Even as recently as, like, yesterday. I had some very good conversations.”

It’s unclear whether Trump actually spoke directly with Saudi officials. Earlier this week, Trump told reporters, “I spoke to Hamas, and I said, ‘You’re going to disarm, right?’ ‘Yes, sir. We’re going to disarm.’”

Surprised that he was holding direct conversations with Hamas, a reporter pressed him on the matter and Trump acknowledged that the message was passed along by his “people.”

Reporter: "Do you expect an expansion of the Abraham Accords?"

President Trump: "I do…The Abraham Accords are a miracle in a way, and the four countries that went in initially…they stayed in and they're doing incredibly well…I hope to see Saudi Arabia go in, and I hope to… pic.twitter.com/sq0GHB7kTZ

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Saudi Arabia has repeatedly stated that it will not normalize relations with Israel unless Jerusalem agrees to establish a credible, time-bound, irreversible path to the creation of a Palestinian state.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did verbally agree to........

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