Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Calls President Trump and Thanks Him for His Assistance in Brokering the Hostage Release and Peace Deal

THE GATEWAY PUNDIT | Published January 17, 2025

 

As reported earlier, President-elect Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Scott Witkoff was the deciding factor in securing a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, but President Joe Biden nevertheless took a victory lap anyway.

According to Arab officials, Witkoff did more to move Netanyahu toward a ceasefire in a single meeting than Joe Biden did the entire previous year.

On Thursday Prime Minister Netanyahu called President Trump and thanked him.

 

This was posted on PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s X account:

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke this evening with US President-elect Donald Trump and thanked him for his assistance in advancing the release of the hostages and for helping Israel bring an end to the suffering of dozens of hostages and their families.

The Prime Minister made it clear that he is committed to returning all of the hostages however he can, and commended the US President-elect for his remarks that the US would work with Israel to ensure that Gaza will never be a haven for terrorism.

The two decided to meet in Washington soon in order to discuss this and other important issues. Prime Minister Netanyahu then spoke with US President Joe Biden and thanked him as well for his assistance in advancing the hostages deal.

Netanyahu hopes to meet with President Trump soon in Washington DC after his Inauguration.

 

 

Last week, President-elect Donald Trump issued a stern warning to Hamas, demanding the immediate release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip.

Trump made it clear that failure to comply by January 20, his Inauguration Day, would result in severe consequences for the region and that “all hell would break out.”

Hamas agreed to the peace deal a week later.

That explains Prime Minister Netanyahu’s call to his friend, President Trump.

 

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Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech during a ceremony marking the Hebrew calendar anniversary of the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, in Jerusalem on Oct. 27. (Gil Cohen-Magen – AFP / Getty Images)
WESTERN JOURNAL | Published January 17, 2025

President Joe Biden comes to a close, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday had warm words for President-elect Donald Trump for Trump’s participation in a deal that is expected to free hostages held by Hamas since Oct. 7, 2023.

“Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke this evening with US President-elect Donald Trump and thanked him for his assistance in advancing the release of the hostages and for helping Israel bring an end to the suffering of dozens of hostages and their families,” Netanyahu’s official account posted on X. The post was made about four hours before Biden announced the deal in a farewell address.

The role of Trump’s team in the deal was noted by State Department representative Matthew Miller, according to a transcript of his comments.

“Now, when it comes to the involvement of President-elect Trump’s team, it has been absolutely critical in getting this deal over the line,” he said.

“And it’s been critical because, obviously, as I stand here today, this administration’s term in office will expire in five days,” Miller said.

 

Miller said that American commitments in the multi-phase agreement “are promises we cannot make on behalf of the United States for any longer than the next five days.”

“And so it’s critical that all of the parties to the agreement and the other mediators see that when the United States is in the room making commitments, those are lasting commitments that extend beyond this administration into the next one,” he said.

According to CBS, the deal has three phases and is scheduled to take effect Sunday.

The first phase is a release of women, children, and those over 50 held hostage by Hamas accompanied by an Israeli release of prisoners and a withdrawal from populated parts of Gaza. Phase two includes the release of all other hostages by Hamas and a full pullout of Israeli troops. The final phase would include a return of the bodies of the hostages who died in captivity and the start of Gaza’s reconstruction. During the phases, the United Nations would assume a lead role in governing Gaza.

Trump offered his comments on the deal in a post on Truth Social.

“This EPIC ceasefire agreement could have only happened as a result of our Historic Victory in November, as it signaled to the entire World that my Administration would seek Peace and negotiate deals to ensure the safety of all Americans, and our Allies,” Trump wrote.

“I am thrilled American and Israeli hostages will be returning home to be reunited with their families and loved ones.”

Trump said efforts to fight terrorism will not end.

“With this deal in place, my National Security team, through the efforts of Special Envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, will continue to work closely with Israel and our Allies to make sure Gaza NEVER again becomes a terrorist safe haven,” he wrote.

Trump said his administration will build on the Abraham Accords, which normalized relations between Israel and some Arab nations.

“We will continue promoting PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH throughout the region, as we build upon the momentum of this ceasefire to further expand the Historic Abraham Accords. This is only the beginning of great things to come for America, and indeed, the World!” he wrote.

“We have achieved so much without even being in the White House. Just imagine all of the wonderful things that will happen when I return to the White House, and my Administration is fully confirmed, so they can secure more Victories for the United States!”

 

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SOURCE: www.westernjournal.com

 

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