White House is working towards a meeting with Iran
The White House says President Donald Trump is still trying to build a long-standing peace through diplomacy with Iran.
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump urged Iran-backed Hamas militants on July 1 to agree to what he called the “final proposal” for a 60-day ceasefire with Israel in Gaza, delivered by mediating officials from Qatar and Egypt.
In a social media post, Trump said his representative was having a “long and productive” meeting with Israeli officials on Gaza. He did not identify his representative, but US Special Envoy Steve Witkov, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President J.D. Vance were scheduled to meet Ron Dahmer, senior adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Trump said Israel agreed to the terms of completing the 60-day ceasefire, saying, “In the meantime, we will work with all political parties to end the war.” He said representatives from Qatar and Egypt would offer Hamas “this final proposal.”
“I hope Hamas will make this deal for the benefit of the Middle East, because it won’t get better. It will only get worse. Thank you for paying attention to this issue!” he said.
Trump told reporters earlier that day that he hopes that the Hostage for Hostage contract will be achieved next week between Israeli in Gaza and Hamas extremists. He is scheduled to meet Netanyahu at the White House on July 7th.
Hamas has said he is willing to release the remaining hostages in Gaza under any contract to end the war, but Israel said that it can only be finished if Hamas is disarmed and dismantled. Hamas refuses to lay his arms down.
According to Israeli tallies, a war in Gaza was sparked when Hamas-led militants attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, killing 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages. Both sides indicate little preparation to agitate from their fixed position.
The United States proposed a 60-day ceasefire and half of hostage release in exchange for the remains of Palestinian prisoners and other Palestinians. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saa said earlier this week that Israel agreed to the US proposed 60-day ceasefire and hostage contract, putting Hamas liable.
It appears that Trump and his aides are trying to use momentum from us to harness the momentum in Israel’s Iranian nuclear location. It is also a ceasefire that took hold in the conflict last week to ensure a lasting ceasefire in the war in Gaza.
Trump told reporters during his visit to Florida that Israeli leaders would like to do the same, but told Netanyahu that he was “very robust” about the need for a quick Gaza ceasefire.
“I hope that happens and I look forward to it that happens someday next week,” he told reporters. “We want to take hostages.”
According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, Israel’s octo is oct. Seven military attacks killed more than 56,000 Palestinians. The attack also caused a hunger crisis, evacuating the entire population of Gaza internally, prompting accusations of genocide in the International Court of Justice and war crimes in the International Court of Criminal Court. Israel denys the accusation.
(Reporting by Steve Holland and Matt Spetalnick, Additional Reports by Kanishka Singh and Jasper Ward, Edited by Andrew Haven, Mark Porter, Cynthia Osterman and Lincoln Feast.)
