Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu mentioned he anticipated to debate a attainable ceasefire cope with Hamas when he met with President Trump on Tuesday.
“Now we have nonetheless to complete the job in Gaza, launch all our hostages, eradicate and destroy Hamas’ army,” Netanyahu mentioned chatting with reporters within the Capitol following a non-public assembly with Home Speaker Mike Johnson. “And governance capabilities, as a result of Gaza will need to have totally different future for our sake, for everybody’s sake, and no nation will accept much less. We definitely is not going to. These are all issues that I mentioned with President Trump. I’ll focus on additional with him later on this go to.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Speaker Mike Johnson meet on the U.S. Capitol, July 08, 2025 in Washington.
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On the State Division, spokesperson Tammy Bruce repeatedly expressed optimism {that a} ceasefire deal can be reached “by the top of the week” — however didn’t say precisely when or precisely what gave the administration confidence in that timeline.
“We’re hopeful that by the top of this week we’ll have an settlement that brings us to 60-day ceasefire,” she mentioned, echoing Trump’s Center East particular envoy Steve Witkoff.
-ABC Information’ Lauren Peller and Shannon Kingston
