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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.

  • On July 8 and 9, 2025, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held two meetings in Washington with President Donald Trump to address the conflict in Gaza and efforts to secure the release of hostages.
  • These meetings followed the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack that killed around 1,200 Israelis and took 251 hostages, prompting Israel's ongoing military campaign in Gaza.
  • Negotiators, including Trump's envoy Steven Witkoff, are working on a temporary 60-day ceasefire that could include releasing 10 live hostages and 9 deceased, amid indirect talks in Qatar.
  • Netanyahu stressed Israel’s goal of fully dismantling Hamas’ military and administrative power and highlighted unprecedented cooperation between the US and Israel, while Trump indicated that a ceasefire agreement for Gaza could be reached soon.
  • Proposals to relocate Gazan civilians to a 'humanitarian zone' near Egypt face international legal challenges and condemnation, highlighting ongoing humanitarian and legal concerns amid the conflict.
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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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