On Monday morning Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu and his delegation landed in Washington D.C. for a meeting with U.S. President Trump later in the evening, reports JNS:
The United States is pressuring Qatar to “deliver” on efforts to finalize a deal for the release of hostages held by the Hamas terrorist organization, according to Israel Hayom. A source familiar with the matter told the outlet that from the White House’s perspective, with Israel having responded positively to the latest ceasefire proposal, it is now Qatar’s responsibility to ensure Hamas agrees as well.
The Israeli negotiating team in Doha updated Netanyahu’s entourage that the atmosphere of the talks regarding the hostages is positive. A member of the prime minister’s delegation rejected reports that the negotiations had stalled and said there was a good chance of reaching an agreement during Netanyahu’s visit.
Prior to meeting with Netanyahu, Trump said he would discuss how to move forward with different issues affecting the U.S. and Israel:
Looking ahead to his meeting with Netanyahu, Trump said the two leaders would discuss a range of issues, starting with what he called the “great success” of Israel’s recent military operation against Iran. “We had an incredible success, like nobody’s had in many, many years. That was a precision war strike,” Trump said, referring to the American bombing of the Fordow nuclear site.
