Prime Minister Israel Benjamin Netanyafu I’m on my way to the United States for an extremely important meeting with President Trump, which is expected to be discussed. “Victory against Hamas“And, the expansion of diplomatic relations Arab countries。
The first meeting in the White House on Tuesday has been a foreign leader since returning to the office on January 20. A vulnerable ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza will start a difficult job to mediate the next stage.
Hamas immediately reconfirmed the control of Gaza since the ceasefire was settled last month, but in the first six weeks of the ceasefire and hostage release agreement that became valid in January, a total of 33 Israel were a total of 33 Israel. It is expected to release the hostage. 19. rear Saturday release18 people have been released so far.
Extremist groups have stated that they will not release the hostage of being free in the second stage, without the end of the war and the complete withdrawal of the Israeli army.
In a statement published before departure on Sunday, he and Trump said that “victory against Hamas, all hostage releases, and dealt with Iranian terrorism with all components.” Discussed that he would refer to the Iranian alliance Alliance. Extremist groups in the entire area including Hamas.
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He said that by cooperating, “enhancing safety, expanding the circle of peace, and achieving an amazing peace era through strength.”
Netanyahu also said that he was the first foreign leader he met Trump since he returned to the White House.
“I think it’s a proof of the strength of the Israeli Alliance,” he said.
Netanyahu is pressing the first stage in early March, and then applying pressure to resume war from a far -right governance partner. He states that Israel is still committed to the victory against Hamas, and all hostages captured by extremists on October 7, 2023 are attacking the war.
It is unknown where Trump is standing.
He was a solid supporter of Israel, but promised to end the war in the Middle East, and showed his achievements in supporting the ceasefire agreement.
The contract has stopped fighting, led to the release of hundreds of Palestinians who were imprisoned by 18 hostages and Israel, who had been detained for over 15 months.
The Israeli bombing on a vehicle in central Gaza was injured on Sunday, according to Al -Auda Hospital, which was killed. The Israeli Army said that he had fired a vehicle because he had a checkpoint while heading north in violation of the ceasefire agreement. The army said it was committed to the transaction.
The war began when thousands of Hamas -led militants entered southern Israel on October 7, 2023, killed about 1,200 people, mainly civilian, and deprived the hostage of about 250. 。 More than 100 hostages were released during the week of November 2023, and eight were rescued alive, and dozens of bodies were recovered by the Israeli Army.
The Israeli Air Force and the ground war killed more than 47,000 Palestinians, according to health authorities operated by Hamas, who are not saying that the number of dead is a fighter.
Negotiations on the second phase, where the war is over and the remaining 60 hostages are returned, will begin on Monday. If the United States, Qatar, and Egypt cannot mediate agreement between Israel and Hamas, the war may resume in early March.
Desire for bigger transactions
Steve Witkov, the Middle East’s Middle East, has helped to participate in a one -year ceasefire negotiations in the last few weeks last month and promote agreement on the finish line. He met Netanyaf in Israel last week, and they were expected to formally start consultation in the second phase of Washington on Monday.
Trump, which brokers a normalization agreement between Israel and four Arab countries in the first term, is believed to be more wider and potentially historical consensus than Israel building a relationship with Saudi Arabia.
However, the kingdom, who resisted the same pleading from the Biden administration, stated that he would agree to such transactions only when the war ended and there was a reliable route to the Palestinian state in Gaza, West, and East Jerusalem. I am. In the 1967 Middle East War.
The Netanyahu government opposed the Palestinian state and threatened to leave the rules for the major partner, the far -right Finance Minister of Finance, if the war was not resumed next month. It will increase the possibility of early elections that Netanyahu can vote.
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