Trump Says Israel Should Stop Striking Gaza
The president’s comments come as Jared Kushner meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has rejected Trump’s plan for disarming Hamas.
President Trump expressed concern that Israel should refrain from striking targets in Gaza, following a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday. The President's envoy, Jared Kushner, had been attempting to salvage the White House's plan to disarm Hamas and bring an end to the ongoing conflict. However, Netanyahu rejected the plan last week and resumed near-daily attacks against Palestinian militants in Gaza, claiming that some of the attacks targeted individuals who participated in the October 7, 2023, attack and hostage-taking.
During an interview on Fox News, Trump stated that Israel should not be carrying out these attacks because Hamas has reportedly agreed to lay down its weapons. However, Netanyahu's office did not provide a comment on the matter. The U.S.-designated terrorist group Hamas had reportedly agreed to a 15-point road map to surrender its weapons to Palestinian authorities in exchange for a gradual withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Gaza Strip. Nonetheless, Israel has refused to pull back until Hamas has been disarmed.
Kushner, accompanied by other officials, visited Hamas officials in El Alamein, Egypt, to push for concrete steps towards transferring authority to a new civilian body and weapon decommissioning. Despite the ongoing tensions, the White House hopes that this plan will help resume the disarmament process, facilitate power transfer to a new Palestinian governing body, and provide a foundation for rebuilding efforts in the region.
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