Report: Trump’s Envoy Pressured Netanyahu To Advance Gaza Ceasefire Deal – Antiwar.com

January 15, 2025 TheMcgwire

Report: Trump’s Envoy Pressured Netanyahu To Advance Gaza Ceasefire Deal

Israeli media pundits are complaining about the pressure from the incoming Trump administration

President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, leaned hard on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to get him to agree to compromises to advance a Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal, Israeli media reported on Monday.

Witkoff, a real estate investor, flew to Israel from Qatar to meet with Netanyahu on Saturday. The pressure Witkoff put on Netanyahu is being credited for the progress in negotiations in recent days, and officials from all sides are now saying an agreement is close.

According to Haaretz , Witkoff has “forced Israel to accept a plan that Netanyahu had repeatedly rejected over the past half year.” Netanyahu had been pushing for a deal that only involved a temporary ceasefire, but according to the reports, the new plan would involve a full Israeli withdrawal.

However, on Sunday, another report from Haaretz said one of the main disputes in the negotiations was that Israel didn’t want to commit to ending its genocidal war for good, signaling Israel hasn’t agreed to everything.

Reuters reported on Monday that mediators had given Israel and Hamas a final draft deal after a “breakthrough” in the talks and that officials would be discussing it on Tuesday.

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