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Netanyahu holds call with Trump overs Gaza ceasefire talks: Report

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by phone with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and discussed the Gaza ceasefire deal, the Axios news site has reported, citing two US sources “briefed on the call”.

“One source said Trump’s call was intended to encourage Netanyahu to take the deal, but stressed he didn’t know if this is indeed what the former president told Netanyahu,” the news site reports.

Netanyahu’s office did not deny the call took place, and the Trump campaign declined to comment to Axios and has yet to respond to other media requests to corroborate the report.

The reported call comes as a new round of Gaza ceasefire negotiations is scheduled to start later today in Qatar.


Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and his wife Sara, right, with Donald Trump at the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, on July 26

It's clear who Israel is backing for the upcoming US elections. Not that it matters much. Other than words there won't be any difference with Harris :/