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Netanyahu Visits Washington as Qatar Talks Resume on U.S.-Backed Gaza Ceasefire Proposal

A U.S.-backed plan envisions a 60-day Gaza pause with phased hostage releases, troop withdrawals, war-ending negotiations.

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during a meeting in Ilam, Iran, June 12, 2025. Iran's Presidential website/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
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U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the entrance of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 7, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo

Overview

  • Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met President Trump at the White House to advance a U.S.-backed push for a Gaza ceasefire.
  • An Israeli delegation led by special envoy Steve Witkoff departed for Doha to resume indirect negotiations with Hamas mediated by Qatar and Egypt.
  • The U.S. proposal envisages a 60-day pause in Gaza hostilities, phased hostage releases, partial Israeli troop withdrawals and talks on ending the war permanently.
  • Hamas has signaled positive engagement with the framework but is seeking amendments on aid distribution operations and guarantees against renewed Israeli attacks.
  • Netanyahu is under an ICC arrest warrant and facing tension within his far-right coalition as he balances international pressure and prospects for broader regional normalization.