Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the security cabinet on Wednesday that negotiations are underway with two large countries to absorb large numbers of Gazans who will emigrate voluntarily.
Netanyahu continued that Israel knew in advance about the US talks with Iran regarding its nuclear program, and the US wanted to know what a good agreement was from Israel's perspective.
The prime minister said that there is goodwill in the US to reach a solution on the issue of tariffs and that Israel is committed to reducing the trade deficit with the US.
At the end of the discussion, he instructed that a trade delegation be sent to the US in the coming days, headed by the Finance Ministry, to continue discussing the tariffs with the American administration.
Visit to the White House
In his visit to the White House on Tuesday, Netanyahu discussed with US President Donald Trump about Gaza and the Israel-Hamas war, stating, "We are determined to eliminate Hamas, and at the same time, we are committed to bringing back all our hostages.”
The prime minister also quoted Trump in confirming that Netanyahu “is working all the time to free the hostages,” adding, “I hope this statement puts to rest the false narrative that I’m not working for their release or that I don’t care.”
Netanyahu added that the US and Israel are in talks with countries about the possibility of absorbing a large number of Gazans. “That’s the direction things need to go,” said Netanyahu.