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Israel is preparing for the working-level delegation to leave for Doha at the end of this week in order to discuss technical details related to the continued implementation of the agreement,
the office said in a statement following meetings in Washington between Netanyahu and Trump's advisers, including Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff But I believe that working closely with President Trump, we can redraw it even further, and for the better,
I think President Trump had a great force and powerful leadership to this effort. I appreciate it,
After eight months of nonstop negotiation, my administration — by my administration — a cease-fire and hostage deal has been reached by Israel and Hamas, the elements of which I laid out in great detail in May of this year,
Biden said in his farewell address Prime Minister Netanyahu, we've heard Joe Biden and Donald Trump take credit for the hostage and ceasefire deal. Who do you think deserves more credit?"
Fox News' Peter Doocy asked Netanyahu as he joined Trump in the Oval Office on Tuesday Iran was in big trouble when I left. They were broke,
It's too dangerous for people. Nobody wants to be there,
When Israel and the United States work together, and President Trump and I work together, you know, the chances go up a lot [to reach the second phase of the ceasefire deal],
This is a very difficult situation. I don't think people should be going back to Gaza,
Trump said at the White House Trump very much wants a deal" between Israel and Saudi Arabia
said Daniel Byman, an expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies Trump is aware that it's not helpful to his agenda to continue to have an active" war in Gaza
said Annelle Sheline, a research fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft and former Biden administration official who resigned over former President Joe Biden's Gaza policy It's a pure demolition site. If we could find the right piece of land, or numerous pieces of land, and build them some really nice places with plenty of money in the area, that's for sure. I think that would be a lot better than going back to Gaza,
We're in Phase 2 now,
President Trump looks at the Gaza Strip and sees it as a demolition site,
It’s a really mixed set of influences and interests that are impacting Trump, and it all has to sort of sort itself out relatively quickly, because if this ceasefire falls apart, you know, this is really, really bad, and there’s no hope of getting back from that,
Trump is going to continue his support for our great ally, Israel,
national security adviser Mike Waltz said on Fox News Tuesday We obviously hope that the expansion of the Abraham Accords will continue and flourish, in this administration,
a senior administration official said It's going to take time. It's not going to happen overnight. But that's certainly on the top of the agenda,
First of all, it indicates the strength of the alliance between Israel and the United States. Secondly, it also reflects the strength of our connection; a connection that has already yielded great things for the State of Israel and the region, and has also brought about the historic peace agreements between Israel and four Arab countries – the 'Abraham Accords' that President Trump led,
The fact that this will be his first meeting with a leader of a foreign country since his inauguration holds great significance for the State of Israel."
Netanyahu, upon traveling to the U.S., said of Trump
