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THE SANCTIONS imposed on Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (right) and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir are galling, and the accusation of ‘settler violence’ is false, the writer argues.

Netanyahu confirms Israeli strike on Gaza church, US 'did not support' Israel's actions in Syria

US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff speaks during a dinner with US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Blue Room of the White House, July 7, 2025

US Middle East envoy Witkoff says Gaza talks going well

Here, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accompanied by Trump, speaks during a dinner in the Blue Room of the White House on Monday in Washington.

Israel at War day 643: What's going on in Israel, Gaza, West Bank?


Netanyahu and Trump's meeting: a potential game changer for the Middle East - opinion

Netanyahu, Trump, and the Administration leadership to discuss the recent Israel-Iran war, ending the war in Gaza, and the return of the 50 remaining hostages.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received a signed hat reading 'Trump was right about everything' from US President Donald Trump

Witkoff: Points of contention between Israel, Hamas ceasefire drop from four to one

The main difficulty in the hostage deal talks in Qatar is the issue of maps, meaning the deployment of IDF troops during the ceasefire.

US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff speaks during a dinner with US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Blue Room of the White House, July 7, 2025

Netanyahu holds second White House meeting with Trump, focus on efforts to reach Gaza deal

Meanwhile, US envoy Steve Witkoff said that the points of contention between Israel and Hamas to reach a deal have been reduced from four to one.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US President Donald Trump at the White House, in Washington DC, US, July 8, 2025

Iran denies requesting meeting with US, state media reports

US President Donald Trump's Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff said he would meet with Iranian diplomats "next week or so."

 Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baqaee speaks during a press conference in Tehran, Iran, October 21, 2024.

Netanyahu, Trump meeting ends, Qatari delegation visits White House to discuss hostage deal

New report details extent of Hamas's sexual violence on Oct. 7 • IDF kills Hezbollah Radwan Force terrorist • IDF explains how five IDF soldiers were killed

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hands over a letter to US President Donald Trump as they meets at the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, DC, July 7, 2025

'I'm all for it': Trump hopes Israel-Iran War is over, supports peace deal

"I hope [the war] is over," Trump said at a dinner held in attendance with US and Israeli leaders such as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US special envoy Steve Witkoff.

 US PRESIDENT Donald Trump speaks to the media in the White House press briefing room last week. The writer asks: Will Trump work to achieve a long-term agreement that prevents a future Iranian threat?

Netanyahu nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize, says Middle East peace possible

Netanyahu met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, envoy Steve Witkoff earlier on Monday • PM set to ask Trump to greenlight action against any Iranian nuclear activity

 U.S. President Donald Trump holds a bilateral dinner with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 7, 2025.

Aid distribution in Gaza remains sticking point in deal negotiations, sources tell 'Post'

Donald Trump’s Special Envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, will join the negotiations in Doha later this week.

 Israelis demonstrate for the return of hostages held in Gaza, July 7, 2025.

Netanyahu gifts Trump Nobel Prize recommendation letter at Washington dinner

Gaza militia chief speaks on armed opposition to Hamas • Netanyahu lands in Washington ahead of Trump meeting • Gaza border communities slam gov't decision to cancel return grants

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's meeting with US envoy Steve Witkoff and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Nearing a deal: How will the Gaza truce be carried out by each side? - explainer

Mediators receive proposal including US guarantees, hostage release and prisoner exchange, and talks on Gaza’s post-war governance

 U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands during a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US, April 7, 2025.

Victory over Iran means that Israel must end the war in Gaza - opinion

Hamas will not disappear overnight, but the territory in Gaza can be stabilized to secure a victory over Iran.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff earlier this year. While much attention has been focused on the Gaza ceasefire proposal advanced by Witkoff, the deeper, longer-term challenge remains Iran, says the writer.