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Trump claims he told Netanyahu ‘the killing has to stop’ in July
US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has claimed that he told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end Israel’s war on Gaza during their meeting in Florida in July.
“He knows what he’s doing, I did encourage him to get this over with,” Trump said at a news conference on Thursday. “It has to get over with fast, but have victory, get your victory and get it over with. It has to stop, the killing has to stop.”
Trump met Netanyahu at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida when the Israeli prime minister was in the US to deliver a controversial address to a joint session of the US Congress. During the visit, Netanyahu also met with US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
We previously reported that the Israeli prime minister’s office had denied a report from US outlet Axios that Trump and Netanyahu spoke on the phone on Wednesday, in a call in which Trump “intended to encourage Netanyahu to take the deal” – referring to a ceasefire.
Trump criticises Harris for tying ‘Israel’s hands behind its back’ over ceasefire
Earlier, we reported that US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump had claimed at a news conference on Thursday that he told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during their meeting in July to “get your victory” but the “killing must stop” in Gaza.
Speaking hours later at an event on tackling anti-Semitism, Trump has now criticised US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris over their calls for a ceasefire.
“From the start, Harris has worked to tie Israel’s hand behind its back, demanding an immediate ceasefire, always demanding ceasefire,” Trump said. He added that a ceasefire “would only give Hamas time to regroup and launch a new October 7-style attack”.
“I will give Israel the support that it needs to win, but I do want them to win fast,” he said.
