US president praises Abraham Accords, envisions future inclusion of Iran
The US president has praised the Abraham Accords and says he expects Iran to be a member one day: “They might very well be there.”
The 2020 agreements normalised ties between a number of Arab nations, including the UAE, and Israel.
That's all Trump is interested in, business.
Netanyahu ‘understands it’s time’: Trump
Trumps adds that Netanyahu “understands it’s time”.
“They are going to coexist with other people in countries in the region from Syria, Lebanon to Saudi Arabia – the promise of a new Middle East is so clearly within our range.”
Netanyahu outlines steps for Gaza ceasefire
“I support your plan to end the war in Gaza,” Netanyahu says.
The Israeli prime minister says the first step will be a “modest withdrawal followed by the release of all our hostages within 72 hours”.
The next step will be the establishment of an international body charged with fully disarming Hamas and demilitarising Gaza.
“If this international body succeeds, we will have permanently ended the war,” Netanyahu said.
Israel would then withdraw after Hamas’s disarmament but would remain in a security perimeter for the foreseeable future, he added.
??? So the occupation goes on...
Israel will ‘finish the job’ if Hamas rejects plan: Netanyahu
Netanyahu says if Hamas rejects the proposal or accepts it and then backtracks, “Israel will finish the job by itself.”
“This can be done the easy way, or it can be done the hard way. But it will be done,” he said. “We prefer the easy way, but it has to be done.”
War criminal threatens with more genocide...
Trump closes the news briefing, saying the two leaders would not take questions because they are “waiting for signatures and approvals”.
