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(NewsNation) — President Donald Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu connected Tuesday, with discussions including the ceasefire woody with Hamas and the broader information concern successful the Middle East.
Ofir Akunis, the consul wide of Israel successful New York, joined NewsNation to sermon the gathering and Trump's caller enforcement bid that puts "maximum pressure" connected Iran.
"That's the close happening to do, to enactment Iran nether pressure, to enactment Hamas nether pressure, to enactment Hezbollah, to enactment the hoodies nether pressure, and not to beryllium naive and to deliberation that if you volition lone negociate with them, beryllium bully with them, and bespeak a weakness successful beforehand of them, thing bully volition hap to the world," Akunis said.
Akunis said Iran poses a menace not conscionable to Israel and different nations successful the portion but to the larger world, including the U.S.
"So they are, Iran, it's the bosom of the 'Axis of Evil,' and they're utilizing their proxies to onslaught the Western world," helium said.
Akunis said Israel is committing to getting hostages backmost from Hamas. A ceasefire deal negotiated by the Biden medication acceptable the signifier for the instrumentality of hostages, followed by talks that would pb to a imperishable ceasefire.
That model included Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. Since taking office, Trump has suggested Palestinians should beryllium "cleaned out" of Gaza, leaving the country unfastened for development.
Akunis referred to negotiating with Hamas arsenic negotiating with the devil and said the radical indispensable beryllium driven retired of Gaza.
"We indispensable beryllium precise pugnacious during the negotiations astir the 2nd phase," helium said.
