“I’m very optimistic about an agreement,” said Trump during Netanyahu’s reception at the White House (live feed)

A elder Israeli authoritative stated that determination are 5 cardinal conditions for ending the war from Israel’s side: the implicit disarmament of Hamas, the instrumentality of each hostages, the demilitarization of Gaza, the attraction of Israel’s information control, and the constitution of a caller medication that does not travel from either Hamas oregon the Palestinian Authority (which governs parts of the West Bank).

These circumstantial conditions are successful opposition with Hamas’s demands, which see a afloat Israeli withdrawal and nary work to disarm.

Netanyahu arrived astatine the White House astatine 6:20

At astir 6:20, Benjamin Netanyahu arrived astatine the White House, wherever helium was greeted by Donald Trump. The 2 presidents posed for the customary photographs, had a little conversation, and past moved inside.

A writer shouted a question from afar to Trump, arsenic Netanyahu arrived, asking if helium was optimistic that determination would beryllium a Gaza statement soon.
“Yes, I’m precise optimistic,” helium replied.

Today marks Benjamin Netanyahu’s 3rd sojourn to the White House successful the past 9 months and, by each appearances, the astir captious one, arsenic Donald Trump seems determined to transportation him to motion an statement to extremity hostilities successful the Gaza Strip.

• Donald Trump is reported to person drawn up a 21-point program to extremity the hostilities successful Gaza.
• Netanyahu maintains reservations, according to Israeli officials.
• Israel sets retired 5 conditions for a ceasefire.
• “Agreement oregon a rift successful our relations” is the dilemma Trump is expected to contiguous to the Israeli Prime Minister.
• The White House expresses optimism that the 2 leaders volition scope an agreement.
• The families of the hostages person asked Trump not to output to immoderate imaginable attempts by Netanyahu to sabotage the agreement.