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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today contacted US President Donald Trump, and announced that he would send a delegation to negotiate with Hamas in Doha.
In a statement, the Netanyahu office said that the Prime Minister made a phone call today with US President Donald Trump, after his meeting with the American envoy to the Middle East Steve Whitkov and Washington’s ambassador to Israel Mike Hackabi.
Netanyahu Trump thanked his assistance in the expected release of the American American prisoner Idan Alexander, who has been in captivity in the Gaza Strip since the seventh of October 2023.
The Netanyahu office also announced today, Monday, that Israel will send a delegation to Doha tomorrow, Tuesday, to discuss the proposal presented by the American envoy to the Middle East Steve Whitov, with the aim of reaching an agreement to release the prisoners detained in Gaza.
Trump may visit Israel
In another development, the Yisrael Hume newspaper quoted a US official that Trump might consider visiting Israel before Saudi Arabia if a long -term ceasefire agreement has been completed.
The Yisrael Hume newspaper quoted a US official as saying that US President Donald Trump may consider visiting Israel before Saudi Arabia if a long -term ceasefire agreement was carried out.
According to an Israeli source that spoke to Channel 12, Trump’s arrival in the region and the release of Alexander Idan gave an opportunity to reach an agreement according to the approach of the American envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkev.
The Israeli source informed the Israeli channel that Israel was ready to send a delegation to conduct negotiations if it realized that the circumstances are prepared, expressing his hope that Hamas will take advantage of what he described as its last opportunity to reach an agreement.
Negotiations between America and Hamas
Yesterday, Hamas announced that it had contacted the American administration during the past days, and that it had shown high positive.
Hamas said that it would release the Israeli -Israeli -American soldier, Idan Alexander, as part of the ceasefire steps, open crossings, and the introduction of aid.
The movement affirmed its willingness to start immediately in extensive negotiations to reach a final agreement to stop the war, exchange prisoners and manage the Gaza Strip from an independent professional authority, along with reconstruction and ending the siege.
The movement valued the efforts made by the brokers in Qatar, Egypt and Turkey.
In the same context, the Netanyahu office said that the United States informed Israel with the intention of Hamas, the release of the soldier Alexander Alexander, as a goodwill gesture to the Americans without any compensation or conditions.
Netanyahu’s office added that the United States informed Israel, that this step is expected to lead to negotiations to release the prisoners, according to the plan of the original American envoy Steve Witkev, which Israel accepted.
The office affirmed Israel’s readiness for the possibility of implementing this step. He said that the negotiations will take place under fire with a commitment to achieve all the goals of the war in accordance with the Israeli policy.
In the first American comment on the Hamas Declaration, the Washington Entrepreneurship Envoy, Adam Bouler, said that Hamas’s decision “the release of an American represents a positive step forward” and demanded that the bodies of 4 other Americans be released.
For its part, the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Qatar and Egypt welcome the announcement of Hamas, its approval to release an American hostage that was detained.
She added that Qatar and Egypt are considering the Hamas step with a good -intention and step that is encouraging to return the parties to the ceasefire negotiations, and they confirm their efforts in the mediation file in coordination with Washington to prepare for a comprehensive calm.
Threat Bin Ghafir
In a related context, Reuters quoted Israeli National Security Minister Itamar bin Ghafir that Israel should not stop the war on Hamas, stressing that as long as the movement continues to detention the prisoners, we should not allow any aid to enter until he kneel and begged to leave.
Bin Ghaffir added that the voluntary migration must be promoted from the Gaza Strip.
