The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahuhe has already set for Washington (United States) to meet with the US president Donald Trump. This is the first meeting with an international president since he arrived at the White House for the second time.
Netanyahu’s office has reported that It will be a “historical meeting” in which both leaders will deal with various issues, As the situation in the Gaza Strip, the hostages, all members of the “Iranian axis” and “other main issues”.
It is therefore that the trip of the Israeli leader coincides with the moment in which the Negotiations between Israel and Hamas to define the conditions of the second phase of Alto El Fuego in the Gaza Strip. A second part in which all Israeli hostages would be released and the foundations for a definitive end of war would be released.
However, some members of the ruling coalition, such as the ultra -rightist minister of Finance, Bezalel Smotrich, have warned that they will try to knock the government if Israel does not take back the fighting in the Gaza Strip Once the first phase of the truce has finished .
Smotrich has addressed Netanyahu to request that the “Israeli control” on the occupied West Bankwhere the army maintains an operation against the militias of the Palestinian refugee camps for the second consecutive week.
Together with Netanyahu, the Minister of Strategic Affairs, Ron Dermer, and the Israeli government link with the families of Hostages, Gal Hirsch, among others, also travel to Washington.
War as a means to “change the face of the Middle East”
In statements to the media, just before getting on the plane, Netanyahu defended that war has served to “change the face of the Middle East”and said that, together with Trump, Israel can change it “even more, and for better.”
However, the Israeli press has reported that Trump would have already made clear Netanyahu who does not want Israel to fight again In the Gaza Strip.
Second part of the truce, key point of the meeting
Within the framework of the meeting in Washington, Netanyahu held a telephone conversation this Saturday with the Special Envoy of the United States, Steve Witkoffin which both agreed that the faces will be seen on Monday to Start conversations about the second phase of the Fire Alto in Gaza.
Monday will be fulfilled 16 days of the first phase of the agreement of the high fire so, according to the text, Israel and Hamas have to start negotiating the bases of the second. Thus, before the meeting with Trump, Netanyahu will meet with Witkoff to address Israeli positions for the negotiations of the second phase of the high fire agreement.
A statement from the Israeli leader office details that Witkoff will also discuss with Catarí Prime Minister and with high representatives of Egypt at the end of this week. “After that will discuss with the Prime Minister the steps to advance the negotiations, including the dates for the delegations to go to the conversations,” says the note.
First phase of the agreement, in data
The first phase of the truce in Gaza, in progress, has already allowed the Liberation of 13 Israelis, in addition to five Thai, in exchange for more than half a thousand Palestinian prisoners in Israel prisons.
Hamas is expected to free another 20 hostages, of the 79 that still remain in the enclavand, throughout the month of February, in exchange for more than a thousand Palestinian prisoners.