Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with US President Donald Trump in Washington, DC, on Tuesday (4), confirmed the office of Israeli Prime Minister, making Netanyahu the first world leader to having a formal meeting with Trump since his inauguration.
The two leaders “will discuss Gaza, the hostages, the challenges imposed by all the elements of the Iranian axis and other key issues,” said Netanyahu’s office on Saturday.
In a precedent break, Trump invited several world leaders to his inauguration on January 20, including the Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. However, he has not yet had a formal meeting with any world leader since the beginning of his second term.
The confirmation of the meeting occurs hours after the last round of liberation of hostages and pallets under the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. One Israeli-American and two other Israelis were released in exchange for the release of almost 200 Palestinian prisoners on Saturday (1st).
The meeting also occurs after Trump suggests that his plan for the Gaza range would be to “clean” the enclave and transfer hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to Egypt and Jordan. The suggestion was firmly rejected by Arab countries.
In a joint statement after a meeting in Cairo, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and authorities of Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Palestinian Authority and League Arabic said that a transfer would threaten the region’s stability, spread conflicts and impair perspectives impairment of peace.
“We affirm our rejection to (any attempt to) compromise the inalienable rights of the Palestinians, either through laying activities, dumping or annexation of land or through the vacancy of the land of their owners… in any way or under any circumstances or justifications. ”Says the joint statement.
The statement also says that Arab countries want to work with Trump to reach fair and comprehensive peace in the Middle East based on a two -state solution.
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Source: CNN Brasil
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