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Under mounting pressure to end the war, now approaching its 22nd month, the Israeli premier is scheduled to sit down on Monday with Trump, who has recently made a renewed push to end the fighting.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands on a platform overlooking the Gaza Strip during his first visit to Kibbutz Nir Oz since the Oct 7, 2023 attack by Hamas militants, near the Israel-Gaza border in southern Israel, on Jul 3, 2025. (Photo: AP/Leo Correa)
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday (Jul 6) that he hoped an upcoming meeting with US President Donald Trump could "help advance" a Gaza ceasefire deal, after sending negotiators to Doha for indirect talks with Hamas.
Under mounting pressure to end the war, now approaching its 22nd month, the Israeli premier is scheduled to sit down on Monday with Trump, who has recently made a renewed push to end the fighting.
Speaking before boarding Israel's state jet bound for Washington, Netanyahu said: "We are working to achieve this deal that we have discussed, under the conditions that we have agreed to."
He added he had dispatched the team to Doha "with clear instructions", and thought the meeting with Trump "can definitely help ...
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