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Netanyahu Declines Egypt Peace Summit Invite
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U.S. President Donald Trump, a self-proclaimed peacemaker who has campaigned for a Nobel Prize, finally got a camera-ready diplomatic victory on Monday as world leaders flew to Egypt for the signing of the ceasefire and hostage-release deal he brokered between Israel and Hamas.
In the name of God, the people of Israel! We love you! We stand with you, and we are with you. Sara and Benjamin Netanyahu.”
Crowds in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Saturday cheered President Donald Trump’s name during a speech by the Republican’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, who was interrupted by booing when he mentioned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Netanyahu hailed Trump as “the greatest friend Israel has ever had in the White House," and he promised to work with him going forward.
But if lasting peace is to take root, analysts and diplomats say, Trump will have to maintain pressure on the man whose support he'll need in the next phases of his plan: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Netanyahu has clung on through Israel’s war, but will he survive peace? Experts weigh in on what happens next - IN DEPTH: With a ceasefire set to take effect, questions loom over whether the Israeli PM can hold together his far-right coalition.
The Israeli prime minister appeared backed into a corner in Gaza diplomacy. But this deal could greatly increase his room for maneuver, analysts said.
Prime Minister Netanyahu marked two years since Hamas’ Oct. 7 assault in a statement issued on X, honoring the victims and vowing Israel’s war for survival continues.