Donald Trump meets Benjamin Netanyahu at White House to discuss Gaza deal | World News
President Donald Trump, left, greets Israeli Prime Miner Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House. (Photo: AP)
US President Donald Trump on Monday met Israeli Prime Miner Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House as the two leaders agreed on ending the war in Gaza.
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Earlier, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said they are “very close” to all sides agreeing to a comprehensive plan to end the war in Gaza.
“As you know, the president has been working tirelessly on this effort to bring this war in Gaza and to bring this conflict in the Middle East to an end. He wants to see all of the hostages released,” Leavitt told reporters before the two leaders met.
She, however, suggested that both sides “will come out somewhat unhappy.”
“To reach a good deal, a reasonable deal for both sides, both sides have to give up a little bit and might leave the table a little bit unhappy. But that’s ultimately how we’re going to end this conflict,” Leavitt told Fox&Friends.
The US had been pushing Israel to agree on Trump’s 21-point peace plan, which calls for all hostages held Hamas to be released within 48 hours of an agreement and sets out a roadmap for Gaza once the war ends.
President Donald Trump greets Israeli Prime Miner Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
One of the most significant points in the Trump peace plan is the creation of a pathway to a future Palestinian state. This marks a departure from the Trump adminration’s long-held position of not recognising the two-state solution.
According to the proposal, Hamas will be disarmed and Gaza will be redeveloped under a reformed Palestinian Authority. This also contradicts the Trump adminration’s previously held position that the US would take over and develop Gaza after permanently relocating its entire population.
