{"id":3493,"date":"2025-02-02T14:53:53","date_gmt":"2025-02-02T14:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/netanyahu-heads-to-washington-at-a-critical-juncture-for-mideast\/"},"modified":"2025-02-02T14:53:53","modified_gmt":"2025-02-02T14:53:53","slug":"netanyahu-heads-to-washington-at-a-critical-juncture-for-mideast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/netanyahu-heads-to-washington-at-a-critical-juncture-for-mideast\/","title":{"rendered":"Netanyahu Heads to Washington at a Critical Juncture for Mideast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel was traveling to Washington on Sunday for meetings this week with President Donald J. Trump and senior administration officials at a pivotal moment for the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Trump has made it clear that he wants the wars in the Middle East to end after the October 2023 Hamas-led assault on Israel set off 15 months of devastating conflict in Gaza that also spread to Lebanon. Before boarding his plane on Sunday, Mr. Netanyhu made several references to \u201cpeace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cThe decisions we made in the war have already changed the face of the Middle East,\u201d Mr. Netanyahu said. \u201cI believe that we can strengthen security, broaden the circle of peace and achieve a remarkable era of peace through strength,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Netanyahu is expected to be the first foreign leader to meet with Mr. Trump since his inauguration last month. The Israeli leader is expected to hold formative discussions with the Trump administration about several crucial regional issues.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Negotiations are supposed to start on Monday for the second phase of the cease-fire deal for Gaza that would turn the temporary truce that came into effect on Jan. 19 into a more permanent cessation of hostilities between Israel and Hamas and see the release of all the remaining hostages being held there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Attesting to the fragility of the situation on the ground, an Israeli aircraft on Sunday fired toward a vehicle in Gaza that the military said was advancing north along an unauthorized route instead of the agreed inspection route, breaking days of calm in the Palestinian enclave. It was not immediately clear if the airstrike caused casualties.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In addition, the trial stage of a U.S.-brokered cease-fire for Lebanon is set to expire on Feb. 18, by which time both the Israeli military and Hezbollah are meant to have vacated the southern part of that country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Overarching issues for the future of the Middle East also remain on the agenda. Those include curbing Iran\u2019s nuclear ambitions and support for armed proxies on Israel\u2019s borders, as well as the possibility of a grand bargain involving formal ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia, a major regional player.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Netanyahu said from the tarmac on Sunday that the issues to be discussed with Mr. Trump include \u201cvictory over Hamas, achieving the release of all our hostages and dealing with the Iranian terror axis in all its components.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-3\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">His office said that Mr. Netanyahu is expected to meet with Steve Witkoff, Mr. Trump\u2019s Middle East envoy, on Monday and with Mr. Trump on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Netanyahu spoke by phone with Mr. Witkoff on Saturday and the two men agreed to start the negotiations for the second phase of the Gaza deal in their meeting on Monday, Mr. Netanyahu\u2019s office said in a statement, suggesting that Mr. Witkoff will play a major role in shuttle diplomacy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">There was no immediate comment from the White House or Mr. Witkoff, who <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/15\/us\/politics\/gaza-ceasefire-trump-biden.html\" title=\"\">played an important role in brokering the initial, six-week phase of the cease-fire deal<\/a> for Gaza. In the days before Mr. Trump took office, he worked in coordination with officials from the Biden administration, as well as Qatar and Egypt \u2014 the two main countries mediating between Israel and Hamas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">On Sunday, the prime minister of Qatar, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/06\/05\/opinion\/qatar-blockade-foreign-minister.html\" title=\"\">Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani<\/a>, told a news conference in Doha that his government would \u201ccontinue to work in cooperation with our partners in the Arab Republic of Egypt and the United States to ensure the full implementation of this agreement.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-4\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Netanyahu\u2019s visit to Washington comes amid a more hopeful atmosphere in Israel and Gaza over the first phase of the cease-fire. That has seen the release over the past two weeks of 13 Israeli hostages in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and detainees. One of the hostages <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/01\/world\/middleeast\/israeli-hostages-hamas-saturday.html\" title=\"\">released<\/a> on Saturday was Keith Siegal, 65, a dual American-Israeli national.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Many of the families of released hostages have thanked Mr. Trump and his team for getting the long-awaited deal over the finish line after months of efforts by the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But questions surrounding the next phase remain unresolved. Mr. Netanyahu had vowed publicly and repeatedly to destroy Hamas\u2019s military and governing capabilities and to preserve the option of going back to fighting after the initial phase of the deal, if necessary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The images of gun-toting Hamas militants organizing the handover ceremonies of hostages to the Red Cross have underscored the degree to which the group remains in <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/25\/world\/middleeast\/israel-gaza-hostage-prisoner-swap.html\" title=\"\">control<\/a> in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Witkoff made <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/29\/world\/middleeast\/israel-gaza-witkoff-visit.html?searchResultPosition=1\" title=\"\">a rare visit to the Gaza Strip<\/a> on Wednesday, according to a White House official, aiming to reinforce the cease-fire that has also allowed tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians to return to their homes. Mr. Witkoff had also visited Saudi Arabia before meeting Mr. Netanyahu in Israel last week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-5\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Trump has raised the idea on several occasions that Gazans should be moved en masse to Egypt and Jordan. His suggestion echoes an idea floated in Israel early in the war and the wishes of the Israeli far-right that Palestinians be encouraged to leave Gaza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But on Saturday Egypt and Jordan \u2014 along with Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries \u2014 <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/01\/world\/middleeast\/arab-nations-reject-trump-evacuate-gaza.html?searchResultPosition=2\" title=\"\">warned in a joint statement<\/a> that any plan that encouraged the \u201ctransfer or uprooting of Palestinians from their land\u201d would threaten regional stability and \u201cundermine the chances of peace and coexistence among its people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-798hid etfikam0\">Gabby Sobelman<!-- --> and <!-- -->Myra Noveck<!-- --> contributed reporting from Israel and <!-- -->Ismaeel Naar<!-- --> Naar from Dubai.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async 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