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Netanyahu Leaves Washington Without Gaza Truce as Hostage and Disarmament Talks Stall

Despite an EU-brokered aid agreement, U.S. envoys warn that failure to meet Israel’s disarmament conditions will trigger renewed military action.

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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Capitol Hill, on the day he meets with Senate Republican Leader John Thune (R-SD) and other senators, in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 9, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
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Overview

  • Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ended his Washington visit without clinching a Trump-backed 60-day ceasefire with Hamas.
  • Israel maintains that any truce must include Hamas laying down its weapons and relinquishing its governing and military authority in Gaza.
  • Hamas insists on unrestricted humanitarian aid flows and Israeli troop withdrawals, leaving key concessions unresolved under Egypt-Qatar mediation.
  • Roughly 50 hostages remain in Gaza, only 20 of whom are believed alive, with Israel pushing for phased releases of both living and deceased captives.
  • The European Union secured a separate deal to expand food and fuel deliveries into Gaza after reports of an Israeli airstrike killing civilians near a medical clinic.