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I have no guarantees that the peace is going to hold,
Trump told reporters Monday
Bibi (Benjamin) Netanyahu's coming on Tuesday, and I think we have some very big meetings scheduled,
Trump said
We can strengthen Israel’s security, we can expand the circle of peace even further, we can usher in a wonderful new era that we never even dreamed about. An era of prosperity, security and peace from strength,
he said before departing for Washington
This is one of the most important and critical meetings between an American president and an Israeli prime minister,
said Eytan Gilboa, an expert on U.S.-Israel relations at Bar-Ilan University near Tel Aviv
This push by Trump doesn’t square with the idea of a Palestinian state as we know it,
Telhami saidIsrael wants to reach the second stage, which would allow for the release of more hostages and prolong the ceasefire. It is offering Hamas the opportunity to continue to exist as an organisation, but not in Gaza,
said an Israeli official familiar with the contactsI want President Trump to know there are certain extreme elements from within Israel who are trying to torpedo his vision,
said Zangauker, who traveled to Washington from Israel to join a planned Tuesday rally outside the White HouseAn agreement with Saudi Arabia cannot include offering hope to the Palestinian Authority, a supporter of terrorism, or to Arabs in Judea, Samaria (the West Bank) and Gaza, regarding the prospect of establishing a Palestinian state within the heart of Israel,
he warned, stressing that Hamas’s military and political power must be removed.jpg)
We emphasised the importance of concerted efforts to intensify the entry of humanitarian aid and rehabilitate the Strip to make it livable and to stabilise the Palestinian people in their land,
Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani said following a meeting with Turkey’s foreign minister
The decisions we made in the war have already changed the face of the Middle East,
he said at the airport before his departure
Your historic return to the White House offers a new beginning for America and a powerful recommitment to the great alliance between Israel and America,
he said in a statement, which was echoed by the leaders of the nationalist religious parties in his coalitionWe urge Trump to learn from Biden’s mistakes,
Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri told Reuters at the timeSerious discussions on the second phase will not begin until after Netanyahu’s talks with Trump. Nothing significant will happen before then,
a senior Israeli official said
The suffering that the families are going through as this drags on is inhuman,
the brother of newly released hostage Ofer Kalderon, Nissan Kalderon, said Sunday
We started already engaging with the parties in order to define the agenda and to start engaging in those discussions,
Qatar's Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani said Sunday,In this meeting we'll deal with important issues, critical issues facing Israel and our region: victory over Hamas, achieving the release of all our hostages and dealing with the Iranian terror axis in all its components--an axis that threatens the peace of Israel, the Middle East and the entire world,
he said
He wants to make sure Trump is on his side, but he also wants to make sure his government doesn’t collapse,
he said
I think it’s a testimony to the strength of the Israeli-American alliance,
he said
We must strengthen our grip and sovereignty over the homeland in Judea and Samaria,
Smotrich said in a message directed at Netanyahu, referring to the occupied West BankI’m not confident.”
Asked on January 20, shortly after being sworn in, if he was confident the truce in Gaza would hold, he said