Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanjahu will meet US President Donald Trump in Washington on Tuesday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu We are expected to start negotiations on the continuation of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the United States on Monday.
Nethanjahu meets US President Donald Trump Washington on Tuesday. Netanyahu is the first foreign state leader to receive Trump in the White House in his second presidential term.
Israel and Hamas were able to agree on a three -phase ceasefire in January. The ceasefire entered into force the day before Trump’s inauguration, 19 January.
The first phase of the ongoing ceasefire agreement ends on Saturday 1 March. By that time, Hamas is due to release 33 Israeli hostages against about 1900 Palestinian prisoners.
In the next phase of the ceasefire, Hamas is supposed to release the rest of the alive hostages. Israel is supposed to release more Palestinian prisoners. According to the agreement, Israel also has to pull the rest of their troops from Gaza, and the parties are to start negotiating a permanent ceasefire.
On Monday, Hamas announced that it was ready to start negotiations at the second phase of the ceasefire.
In addition, Netanyahu and Trump are expected to negotiate the normalization of relationships between Israel and Saudi Arabia.
Source: AFP