Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is on his way to the United States to discuss the second phase of the ceasefire, which has agreed to the Gaza Palestinian Group Hamas.
The second stage negotiations in the ceasefire were scheduled to start in Washington DC on Monday, and the Netanyahu office said that Israeli leader departed for the United States on Sunday.
U.S. President Donald Trump, who claimed to be signed by the ceasefire contract signed on January 19, will host Netaniyafu in the White House on Tuesday.
Netanyafu’s trip to the United States will come two weeks in the first stage of the ceasefire of 33 Israeli prisoners in exchange for about 2,000 Palestinian prisoners. In the second stage, it is expected to cover the release of the remaining POWs and include discussions on more permanent purposes of war.
Gaza’s ceasefire paused Geno Side in Israel, a 15 -month -old Palestinian who killed more than 47,000 Palestinians, more than half of women and children, according to local health authorities.
Netanyahu said before he departed at Tel Avib Airport, he and Trump will discuss in the Middle East, “Winning Hamas, achieving all the hostages and dealing with Iranian terrorism.”
Netanyahu said he would be the first foreign leader he had met Trump since his inauguration ceremony. “I think it’s a proof of the strength of the Israeli Alliance,” he said.
This is the first Netanyaf’s first US trip since the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant to him on the suspicion of war crimes in the Gaza area.
The United States had previously praised the ICC’s decision to issue a warrant to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in connection with the Ukrainian War, but is not a signer of the Roman Law, which has established the court.
U.S. senior politicians are trying to sanction the international court on the arrest warrant of Netaniyafu and former Minister of Defense Yoh Galant, threatening to register the top prosecutor and their families on a blacklist.
Fragile ceasefire
How much of Trump and Netaniyahu commit is still not seen in the ceasefire. Netanyahu has been under great pressure from a far -right government partner who abandoned the transaction after the first stage and resumes attacks on Gaza.
Trump has given a mixed signal on his side on the permanent prospects of the war. On January 20, he was convinced that Gaza’s ceasefire would be held shortly after being sweared, and he said, “I am not confident.”
“It’s not our war, it’s their war,” he added.
Furthermore, recently, Trump has proposed ethnic “cleaning” Gaza, who claims that Egypt and Jordan should take over the Palestinians who have evacuated from the flying land.
Scott Lucas, a professor at the University of Dublin, told Al Jazira that the second stage of Gaza trading faced pressure from multiple side. He stated that Israeli POWs are still in Gaza, and the prisoners in Israeli prison will only be released if the second phase elements of the Gaza Stop War can stay.
“Here, you are talking about the four aspects of the pressure around Benjamin Netanyahu and Trump,” he said.
He said that the hard rights of Israel had pressure from the Cabinet, especially from the Minister of Finance and the former Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Guville.
“They don’t want phases 2. They want a military government in Gaza, hoping for evacuation of Palestinians, and talking about actually returning to the war.”
Then, there is pressure from Israel’s elements, and we believe that their priority should be the return of all POWs.
Lucas, on the other hand, stated that Hamas continued to resist Israel’s efforts to eliminate the group from Gaza, and Palestinians have refused military occupation.
“The fourth is Donald Trump, who wants to be a peace coach, but he is a solid parent Israel, to some extent that his solution to peace is to send all Gaza residents to Egypt and Jordan. There is no way to get phase 2 at this point. “
Occupational west coast village
The agenda during the visit of Netanyahu may be an illegal village of Israel on the occupied west coast. In opposition to the ceasefire, Smotrich, the defender of the voice reconciliation, urged Netanyahu to raise a problem.
“We must strengthen the grip and sovereignty for Jewish and Samaria’s hometown,” said Smotrich in a message directed to Netaniyafu, mentioned on the west coast of the occupied.
The early conference between Netanyahu and Trump showed a clear deviation from the previous US government, who criticized the war and suspended military shipments, despite being the biggest weapon supplier in Israel. I am.
Trump declares himself as the most President Israele in the United States, appointed a senior diplomat who openly supports the far -right Israelites, including promoting the occupied west coast. did.
