Trump delivers different message on Gaza when recapping call with Netanyahu
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President Donald Trump is leaning on Israel to end its conflict in Gaza and secure a hostage deal as he looks to expand the Abraham Accords – a cornerstone achievement of his first term.

The pressure is mounting as Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer is set to hold White House meetings on Monday on ending the 20-month-long war in Gaza.

In a 1 a.m. Sunday post on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump said, “Make the deal in Gaza. Get the hostages back!!!”

Anthony Rubio, Moshe Lavi, Tzur Goldin, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Iair Horn and Ilay David.

Relatives of hostages still held in Gaza, Anthony Rubio, Moshe Lavi, Tzur Goldin, Iair Horn and Ilay David, meet with Secretary of State Marco Rubio on June 28, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (The Hostages and Missing Families Forum)

On Monday, the Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs Gideon Sa’ar said, “Israel is serious in its will to reach a hostage deal and ceasefire in Gaza.”

He pointed to Jerusalem’s acceptance of a recent proposal presented by Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, but which Hamas rejected as it did not include a solution to a permanent ceasefire and a plan to withdraw Israeli forces from Gaza.

Witkoff is expected to head to Cairo in the coming days to begin hashing out new negotiations.

Ending Israel’s military operations in Gaza will prove a crucial step in expanding Trump’s ambitions to bring new nations into the Abraham Accords. 

On Monday, Sa’ar echoed Jerusalem’s ambitions in this effort and said, “We have opportunities in front of us. We paid for the new reality in the Middle East with the blood of our soldiers and citizens.” 

Israel continues to pound Hamas in Gaza

A view of a street in the Gaza Strip as seen from an Israeli military vehicle, June 8, 2025. (Reuters/Ronen Zvulun )

“Israel is interested in expanding the Abraham Accords circle of peace and normalization. We have an interest in adding countries, such as Syria and Lebanon, our neighbors, to the circle of peace and normalization – while safeguarding Israel’s essential and security interests,” he added. 

Trump has not detailed which nations are interested in normalizing diplomatic relations with Israel, though nations like Saudi Arabia have made clear that so long as Palestinians continue to suffer in the Israel-Hamas conflict, normalization is off the table. 

“We have some really great countries in there right now, and I think we’re going to start loading them up, because Iran was the primary problem,” Trump told Maria Bartiromo during an exclusive “Sunday Morning Futures” interview this week.

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