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(NewsNation) — President Donald Trump volition welcome Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday, making him the archetypal caput of authorities to sojourn the White House successful Trump's 2nd term.
Among the astir important topics betwixt the 2 volition beryllium however to support the ceasefire woody with Hamas intact.
Negotiations for the 2nd signifier of a permanent ceasefire were expected to commencement Monday, but Netanyahu delayed talks until helium personally met with Trump.
President Joe Biden announced a ceasefire and hostage speech woody betwixt Israel and Hamas days earlier leaving office. Though it occurred during the Biden administration, Trump has said helium deserves credit for making the woody happen.
But Trump has not been assured astir the long-term prospects for the truce.
“I person nary guarantees that the bid is going to hold,” Trump told reporters connected Monday.
The woody includes aggregate phases. Phase 1 volition see the merchandise of 33 Israeli hostages, including each women, children and men implicit 50 years old.
Under the deal, a imperishable ceasefire would travel with some sides agreeing connected who volition beryllium successful powerfulness erstwhile the warring ends.
Many families of the hostages who were taken by Hamas connected Oct. 7 are acrophobic that the ceasefire woody could autumn isolated implicit contention astir Gaza’s caller leadership.
Both Netanyahu and Trump accidental Hamas cannot stay successful power.
Another tenant of that ceasefire woody is the full withdrawal of Israeli troops, which Netanyahu has been staunchly against.
That leaves overmuch to beryllium hammered retired earlier the woody tin scope signifier two.
Netanyahu has already held meetings with nationalist information advisor Michael Waltz and Steve Witkoff, Trump’s Middle Eastern envoy.
Trump is scheduled to conscionable one-on-one with Netanyahu earlier much meetings with some of their extended furniture members.
The 2 are expected to support the absorption connected keeping the ceasefires intact successful some Lebanon and Gaza.
