What happened in Netanyahu's meeting with Trump?
Trump: US will take over Gaza, develop it, create thousands of jobs for 'everybody • Netanyahu: Peace with Saudi Arabia is 'going to happen'
WATCH: Trump and Netanyahu's White House press conference begins
WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have begun a joint press conference following their Oval Office meeting.
Go to the full article >>‘The Palestinian people will not accept any plan to uproot them’ - Senior Hamas officials respond
“We oppose the statements of US President Donald Trump," said a senior member of Hamas.
Senior Hamas officials swiftly condemned a statement by US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, accusing him of making “racist remarks” and attempting to “eliminate the Palestinian issue.” Another senior Hamas figure warned that such statements are “a recipe for chaos and tension in the region.”
Hamas officials reject Trump’s remarks
Following Trump’s recent comments reaffirming his desire for Egypt and Jordan to accept Palestinian refugees from Gaza, Hamas leaders were quick to denounce the proposal.
Izzat al-Risheq, a senior member of Hamas’s political bureau, stated on Tuesday evening: “We oppose the statements of US President Donald Trump, in which he called on the Palestinian people in Gaza to leave their homeland under the pretext of rehabilitating the Strip,” he wrote on his Telegram account.
“Trump’s statements are racist and represent a clear attempt to eliminate the Palestinian issue while disregarding our steadfast national rights. Our people in Gaza have thwarted migration and expulsion plans even under attacks for 15 months. The Palestinian people are rooted in their land and will not accept any plan aimed at uprooting them,” he added.
Sami Abu Zuhri, another senior Hamas official, told the Gaza-based Shehab News Agency, which is affiliated with Hamas, that they reject Trump’s remarks, in which he claimed that “there is no alternative for the residents of Gaza except to leave the Strip.”
Abu Zuhri warned that such statements are a “recipe for chaos and regional tensions.” He further stressed that Gaza’s residents “will not allow such plans to be implemented” and insisted that “what is needed is an end to the occupation and aggression against the Palestinians, not their expulsion from their land.”
Trump’s remarks on Gaza’s future
During a conversation with reporters, Trump stated that Palestinians in Gaza have “no alternative but to live in a site of destruction.” He added that if they had an alternative, “they would gladly leave, as individuals or as a group.”
Trump reiterated that he wants Egypt and Jordan to accept Palestinians from Gaza but clarified that he is not necessarily advocating for Israeli settlements in the Strip.
Go to the full article >>Trump: Saudi Arabia is not demanding a Palestinian state
In White House talks, Trump claims he can arrange Gaza relocations, saying Saudi Arabi has not demanded a Palestinian state.
WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said that Saudi Arabia has not made demands for a Palestinian state during his Oval Office meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday.
Go to the full article >>Behind the scenes video shows Trump welcoming Netanyahu to White House
US President Donald Trump was seen walking out of the Oval Office to welcome the arrival of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a behind-the-scenes video shared by Dan Scavino, assistant to the President and White House Deputy Chief of Staff in a X/Twitter post on Wednesday.
Ben-Gvir shares message to Trump following meeting with Netanyahu in DC
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir shared a message on X/Twitter directed to US President Donald Trump shortly after his initial meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington DC on Tuesday.
"Donald, this looks like the beginning of a beautiful friendship," he wrote.
Trump to 'Post': Gazan relocation plan will happen, Egypt and Jordan won't say no
Trump described the area as a “pure demolition site,” and said Gazans would be happy to leave the area and never return.
President Donald Trump told The Jerusalem Post that he believed Jordan and Egypt "won’t tell [him] no" when asked to welcome Gazan refugees during his meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office on Tuesday.
Go to the full article >>Trump to 'Post': Gazan relocation plan will happen, Jordan and Egypt won't tell me no
The Jerusalem Post asked Trump what would happen if Egypt and Jordan told him no to his proposal to relocate Palestinians form Gaza to their respective countries.
"They won’t tell me no. I want to remove all the residents of Gaza," he responded."It will happen."
Dueling messages for Trump, Netanyahu appear on DC streets ahead of summit
While targeting the same leaders, the message from the coalition of hostage families could not have been more different.
Two different mobile billboards from two different activist groups parked drove around the White House and National Mall on Tuesday afternoon ahead of US President Donald Trump's Oval Office meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with opposing messages for the Israeli and American leaders.
One billboard carried the message from Reservists – Generation of Victory, described as a movement uniting thousands of IDF reservists, calling on Netanyahu to continue the war until Hamas "is decisively defeated."
In a statement, Generation of Victory said the billboard trucks will be circling through Washington until Thursday.
Go to the full article >>Five female observers used as human shields for senior Hamas official - KAN
The five hostages were held for extended periods of time in an apartment in Gaza City where the senior Hamas official was staying.
The five female observers released recently from captivity in Gaza were used as human shields for a senior member of Hamas's military wing, KAN reported on Tuesday evening.
The five hostages, Liri Albag, Daniela Gilboa, Karina Ariev, Naama Levy and Agam Berger, were held for extended periods of time in an apartment in Gaza City where the senior Hamas official was staying.
Go to the full article >>Waltz, Witkoff discuss Gaza ceasefire, reconstruction with Netanyahu
Witkoff said the White House is trying to be transparent with negotiators and pushed back on the characterization of Trump calling for the clearing out of Gaza, saying Trump views it as humanitarian.
Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz addressed reporters in front of the White House a few hours prior to US President Trump’s Oval Office meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying Tuesday marked day 17 of phase two of the ceasefire and hostage release deal.
Go to the full article >>Israel at war: What you need to know
- Hamas launched a massive attack on October 7, with thousands of terrorists infiltrating from the Gaza border and taking some 240 hostages into Gaza.
- Over 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered, including over 350 at the Re'im music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities.
- 79 hostages remain in Gaza.
- 49 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says.
- The IDF launched a ground invasion of Lebanon on September 30.
- The Israel-Lebanon ceasefire came into effect on November 27 at 4:00 a.m.
- Netanyahu confirmed the first phase of the Israel-Hamas Ceasefire on January 17, 2025
- 735 terrorists will be released as part of the hostage deal