Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday night touted his “historic” visit to Washington, speaking before returning to Israel after U.S. President Donald Trump presented his plan to end the Gaza war. “It was an excellent visit, both the start at the United Nations and the conclusion in Washington,” Netanyahu said in a Hebrew video on X.
Instead of Hamas isolating the Jewish state, “We turned the tables and isolated Hamas,” the prime minister continued, noting that “now the whole world, including the Arab and Muslim world, is pressuring Hamas to accept the terms we set together with President Trump.” “We will bring back all our hostages, both the living and the dead alike, while the Israel Defense Forces remains in most of the Gaza Strip. Who would have believed that?” Netanyahu said of the proposed agreement.
He noted that past negotiations had often sought to pressure Jerusalem to accept Hamas’s terms for a deal to release the 48 remaining hostages. “That’s not happening. And President Trump added that if Hamas refuses, he will provide Israel full backing to complete the military operation and eliminate them,” according to the Israeli premier. (Read More)
