Seth Frantzman
Key Points and Summary – Even as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with US President Donald Trump in Washington on July 7 to discuss a potential 60-day ceasefire in Gaza, the complex, multi-front war Israel faces continues to rage.
-On the same day as the meeting, five Israeli soldiers were killed in a Hamas ambush in northern Gaza, a region the IDF has repeatedly cleared.
-The following day, Iran-backed Houthi rebels sank a cargo ship in the Red Sea, and Israel carried out strikes against a Hezbollah operative in Lebanon and an IRGC-backed group in Syria, underscoring the immense difficulty of achieving lasting peace.
As Israel and US Talk Peace, Hamas and Houthis Escalate Attacks
Israel’s war in Gaza has grinded on for more than 20 months. There are still around fifty hostages in Gaza. Israel believes approximately twenty of them are still alive. Israel still wants to defeat Hamas.
However, the Trump administration has indicated it would like to see a sixty-day ceasefire and a possible end to the war. Can Israel end the war while also achieving its objectives? Getting the hostages back is one goal. However, it’s unclear if Hamas will ever return all the people it kidnapped on October 7, 2023.
Oval Office Meeting
Israel’s Prime Minister flew to Washington to meet with US President Donald Trump on July 7. This was an important meeting. It is also the third meeting the two leaders have had since Trump came to office in January. Netanyahu met the American leader in January and again in April.
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