President Trump welcomes the premiere of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu when he arrives on Tuesday to the northern port of the White House.
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The Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu is the first foreign leader who met with President Trump since he was sworn in last month. Netanyahu got here to the White House and organizes a press conference with Trump on Tuesday evening.
Netanyahu’s visit is among the negotiations regarding the 2nd phase of the weapon suspension agreement between Israel and Hamas. Phase 1 of the contract focused on the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners.
“We focus on making sure that Phase 1 ends exactly as it should end, that all hostages who are part of this agreement return home, including the body,” Steve Witkoff, the president’s envoy in the Middle East, told journalists.
Phase 2 will end the war with Hamas and return all Israeli hostages from captivity in gas. Witkoff said he hopes that every one events “get to the right place.”
Witkoff also said that he was meeting with the prime minister of Qatar Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Bin Jasim Al Tani in Florida on Thursday to undergo negotiations. Qatar played a key role in broccing the contract.
But Trump’s envoy said that phase 3 of the arms suspension agreement – gas reconstruction – shall be complicated because the rebuilding of gauze is “physically impossible”. He said that the schedule of 10-15 years could be more likely on account of damage to gas during the war.
Trump means a proposal to transfer Palestinians
Trump said that he wanted Jordan and Egypt to just accept Palestinians living in Gaza, although these parties rejected this concept.
“I think they should get a good, fresh, beautiful piece of land, and we encourage some people to put money to build it and make it nice and pleasant,” said Trump, Trump said
He said that the United States didn’t intend to pay for the transfer of Palestinians to neighboring countries, and rejected the concept that moving Palestinians could be forced displacement.
“They don’t have an alternative now. I mean they are there because they don’t have an alternative. What do they have? This is now a large pile of debris. I mean, did you see his photos? Have you been there?
When asked later whether Palestinians would have the right to return to Gaza after reconstruction, Trump said: “I was hoping that we could do something really nice, really good, where they would not like to come back. Why would they like to come back this place was hell. “
Trump in doubt how the weapon suspension agreement was everlasting.
“I have no guarantee that the room has been held,” said reporters on Monday at the Oval Office.
Netanyahu said on Tuesday: “When the United States and Israel cooperate with each other, and when Trump and I work together, chances grow” for progress in the event of a weapon suspension.
New executive orders in the region
On Tuesday, Trump signed two executive orders related to the Middle East. He exerts “maximum” pressure on Iran. Trump said he was “torn” about signing him.
“I sign it and I am dissatisfied with it, but I do not have so much choice, because we must be strong and firm,” said Trump and added that he hopes that he doesn’t should use it.
“It’s very simple to me. Iran cannot have nuclear weapons, “said Trump. He said that the US has the right to dam the sale of Iranian oil to other countries.
The second order was drawn from the UN Human Council and limited assistance to the United Nations Agency, which is the predominant group of assistance to Palestinians.
UNHRC was criticized by each Democrats and Republicans for a tendency against Israel.
This order can be considering taking the US from the UN educational, scientific and cultural organization.
