Trump and Netanyahu may take a victory lap on Iran, but the Gaza war looms over their meeting

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump may look at the victory roll on Monday after their recent joint strikes on Iran, which both praised as an improper success.

But with their meeting at the White House for the third time this year, the external victorious visit will make the 21 -month Israeli war against Hamas in Gaza and questions about how difficult it is to pressure Trump to end the conflict.

Trump explained that after a 12 -day war last month between Israel and Iran, he would like to see the end of the Gaza conflict soon. The meeting between Trump and Netanyahu can be given a new urgency to stop the US proposal discussed by Israel and enthusiasm, but whether this leads to a deal ending the war unclear.

“The top priority for the president now in the Middle East is to end the war in Gaza and return all hostages,” White House press secretary Caroline Levitte told reporters before the leaders of the leaders.

Before leaving to Washington on Sunday, Netanyahu praised the cooperation with the United States for “a great victory over our common enemy.” A positive note was introduced to the ceasefire on Gaza, saying that he was working to “achieve the deal under discussion, on the conditions we agreed upon.”

On Monday, the Prime Minister met with a special envoy Steve Witkeov and Foreign Minister Marco Rubio before his dinner with Trump. Netanyahu is scheduled to meet on Tuesday with Republican Parliament Speaker Mike Johnson.

“I think the discussion with President Trump can definitely help to progress in this result, which we all hope,” said Netanyahu.

“It changes from day to day”

White House officials urge Israel and Hamas to close a new ceasefire agreement that will lead to a hiatus of 60 days in the fighting, sending aid to Gaza and at least freedom of some of the fifty -remaining hostages in the region, and it is believed that 20 of them live.

Levitte announced on Monday that Witkeov will travel later this week to Doha, Qatar, for a ceasefire and hostage conversations.

But the thorny point is whether the ceasefire will completely end the war. Hamas said it is ready to liberate all the hostages in exchange for ending the war and the full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza. Netanyahu says that the war will end as soon as Hamas surrenders, removes it and goes to exile – something that he refuses to do.

The demonstrators, including the hostages family, gathered outside the American Capitol Building before the leaders met to pressure all the remaining hostages in any agreement.

“We cannot accept a deal for a partial release,” said Ilan Dal, and Jay Gilbo Dalla’s father said. “The partial deal means that some hostages will remain in the tunnels for more time, and this will be the death penalty.”

Trump was pressuring Israel and Hamas to conclude the conflict, which killed more than 57,000 Palestinians, destroyed Gaza, and Israel’s international isolation depth and took any decision of the broader conflict between Israel and the Palestinians more than ever.

But the fine details of the deal, and whether they can lead to war, are still in a state of flow. In the days before Netanyahu’s visit, Trump seemed to reduce the chances of penetration.

On Friday, he was asked about the confidence that he was the ceasefire deal that would meet, as Trump told reporters: “I am very optimistic – but you know, look, change from day to day.”

On Sunday evening, he seemed to be narrowed by his expectations, and reported that he believed that an agreement related to the remaining hostages will be reached next week.

Trump and Netanyahu are more likely than ever

Also, mood swings may embody Trump’s relationship with Netanyahu.

After Trump’s decision to participate in the Israeli war in Iran with strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, the two leaders are more coincidence than ever. But this was not always the case.

Recently, like Netanyahu’s recent visit to Washington in April, the tone was significantly different.

Trump used the picture with Netanyahu to announce that the United States was entering into negotiations with Iran on its nuclear program – and it seems that he is holding the Israeli leader far from guarding, and at that time, he criticized the brakes on any Israeli military plan.

Trump, whose policies are largely compatible with Israel’s private priorities, pledged last week to be “very firm” with Netanyahu to end the war, without saying what it contains. The pressure from Trump has worked on Netanyahu in the past, where the ceasefire deal was properly reached as the president was taking office again.

Netanyahu must balance the demands of his American ally with the right -wing right parties in his ruling alliance, which carries the key to his political survival and opposes the end of the war.

But given the strong support of the United States in the Israeli war against Iran, which was highlighted by the joint air strikes on an Iranian nuclear site underground, Netanyahu may face a difficult time to say no.

Trump may also expect something in exchange for his recent invitations to cancel the trial of corruption in Netanyahu – a major intervention in the local affairs of a sovereign country.

“Trump believes that Netanyahu owes him,” Eitan Gilboa, an expert on US affairs to Israel at Bar Elan University near Tel Aviv. “If Trump believes he needs to end the war in Gaza, this is what he will need.”

Leaders to discuss preventing Iran from trying to revive its nuclear program

Levitt said that the two men are expected to discuss the ceasefire with Iran after last month on three main Iranian nuclear sites.

Trump told reporters on Sunday that he continues to search for a “permanent deal” with Tehran to ensure that Iran does not try to restart its nuclear program.

Trump administration officials assert that the Iranian nuclear program has been appointed for years. They specifically refer to the results of intelligence that show the strikes that destroyed the only metal conversion facility in Iran.

Iran’s President Masoud Bezishian said in an interview published on Monday that the US air strikes had severely damaged the nuclear facilities that the Iranian authorities are still unable to reach the scan of destruction.

PEZESHKIAN added in the interview with conservative American broadcaster Taker Karlson that Iran will be ready to resume cooperation with the United Nations Nuclear Control Agency, but it cannot yet allow inspectors to reach website control.

“We are ready to get such supervision,” said Bezishian. “Unfortunately, as a result of the United States illegal attacks against our nuclear centers and installations, many parts of the equipment and facilities there were severely damaged.”

___

Goldenberg mentioned from Tel Aviv, Israel. The authors of the Associated Press Ellen Nikir, Matthew Lee Lieza Mascaro and a material order in the reports contributed to the reports.