US President Donald Trump denied that he recently told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stop being so “f*cking negative” and “take the win” after Hamas accepted parts of Washington’s proposal for ending the Gaza war, while saying that it would have to hold talks regarding other portions of the plan, writes The Times of Israel.

“No, it’s not true. He’s been very positive on the deal”, Trump said of Netanyahu. Trump at times has avoided criticizing Netanyahu in public, even as reports have mounted about his private frustration with the Israeli premier, including during a tense phone call last week in which the Axios news site reported the US president responded angrily when Netanyahu said Hamas’s ambivalent response was “nothing to celebrate”.

Asked whether he has any red lines for Hamas in the fresh round of negotiations that kicked off Monday in Egypt, Trump told reporters that he does. “If certain things aren’t met, we’re not going to do it,” he said. “But I think we’re doing very well. Hamas has been agreeing to things that are very important”.

The American leader added that he was “pretty sure” there’s going to be a ceasefire and hostage release agreement, saying Hamas had been “fine” as of late: “I think we’re going to have a deal… They’ve been trying to have a deal with Gaza literally for centuries”.