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U.S. President Donald Trump connected Sunday (September 28, 2025) hinted astatine a breakthrough successful the Middle East crisis, saying “all are connected committee for thing special,” connected the eve of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s sojourn to the White House.
“We person a existent accidental for GREATNESS IN THE MIDDLE EAST,” Mr. Trump said successful a station connected his Truth Social platform. “ALL ARE ON BOARD FOR SOMETHING SPECIAL, FIRST TIME EVER. WE WILL GET IT DONE!!!”
Earlier Friday (September 26, 2025), Mr. Trump had told reporters successful Washington “I deliberation we person a deal” connected Gaza. “I deliberation it’s a woody that volition get the hostages back, I deliberation it’s a woody that volition extremity the war.”
Mr. Netanyahu’s gathering with Mr. Trump astatine the White House connected Monday (September 29, 2025) comes days aft the U.S. President unveiled a 21-point program aimed astatine ending the warfare successful the Palestinian territory during discussions with Arab and Muslim leaders connected the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
And it is happening arsenic planetary isolation of Israel deepens with countries including Britain, France, Canada and Australia officially recognizing Palestinian statehood, breaking with longstanding U.S.-led diplomatic protocols.
Mr. Trump’s plan, a diplomatic root told AFP, envisions a imperishable ceasefire, the merchandise of hostages, an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and a large influx of humanitarian aid.
“I anticipation we can, we tin marque it a go, due to the fact that we privation to escaped our hostages,” Mr. Netanyahu said connected Fox News on Sunday (September 28, 2025).
“We privation to get escaped of Hamas regularisation and person them disarmed, Gaza demilitarized, and a caller aboriginal acceptable up for Gazans and Israelis alike, and for the full region,” helium said.
Arab and Muslim leaders welcomed the connection but person besides called for an contiguous halt to Israel’s subject operations and immoderate concern of Gaza.
Among the astir arguable elements of the program is the engagement of the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority successful the aboriginal governance of Gaza.
“I deliberation that the credibility oregon the likelihood of... a reformed Palestinian Authority that changes wholly its stripes, you know, that accepts a Jewish authorities that teaches its children to clasp the coexistence and and relationship with the Jewish state, alternatively than surviving their lives successful bid to annihilate it... well, bully luck,” Mr. Netanyahu said.
“I don’t deliberation it’s going to happen,” helium added.
Addressing the United Nations connected Friday (September 26, 2025), Mr. Netanyahu vowed to artifact a Palestinian authorities portion besides committing to “finish the job” against Hamas.
