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Netanyahu and Trump prioritize hostages as Gaza military campaign grinds on

UNITED STATES, JUL 9 – Trump and Netanyahu intensified efforts to secure a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release amid a 21-month conflict that has killed over 57,000 Palestinians, US envoy said a deal is close.

  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump met repeatedly on Tuesday in the US to discuss the Gaza war and hostage release efforts.
  • These talks follow Hamas's 7 October 2023 attack that killed about 1,200 Israelis and took 251 hostages, prompting Israel's ongoing military offensive in Gaza.
  • Steve Witkoff, acting as Trump’s representative on Middle East matters, indicated that Israel and Hamas have nearly resolved their differences to a single sticking point and are optimistic about reaching a temporary 60-day ceasefire this week that would include the release of hostages.
  • Netanyahu emphasized the need to complete Israel’s objectives in Gaza by securing the freedom of all hostages and dismantling Hamas’ military and governmental structures, while Trump referred to conditions in Gaza as “hell.”
  • The ongoing meetings and indirect talks in Qatar suggest progress toward a ceasefire and partial hostage release, though humanitarian crises and continued conflict remain unresolved.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today stated that he and Donald Trump fully share the strategy for reaching an agreement on the release of hostages...

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After a second consecutive day of bilateral meeting in the White House between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump, there is still no progress on a possible truce in Gaza. Neither has any announcement or express public commitment to Trump’s 60-day ceasefire plan in Gaza. Meanwhile, the Israeli army’s attacks with dozens of daily deaths continue in the Palestinian Strip. More than a hundred in the last few ho…

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reaction.life broke the news in on Monday, July 7, 2025.
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