Israeli PM will visit US amid political tumult and his meeting with Biden will be a test of US president’s influence
Benjamin Netanyahu is due to arrive in Washington on Monday at a moment of historic political tumult, as he is scheduled to meet the outgoing US president, Joe Biden, andThe Israeli prime minister’s arrival will come just a day after Biden bowed out of the presidential race, and will be a major test of Biden’s ability to project US influence and restraint on Israel in the.
A senior European diplomat said expectations of a ceasefire being concluded were limited. “His own political life is tied up in this war in Gaza,” said the diplomat. “I think in that sense some sort of conflict has to keep going.”Benjamin Netanyahu had been seen by some as waiting out the Biden administration in favour of the return of Donald Trump.
Shortly after Netanyahu’s departure, the Israeli military announced that two of the hostages held by Hamas were killed in recent months, saying they were investigating the cause of death including the possibility that at least one was killed by Israeli airstrikes on Gaza.on social media about 35-year-old Yagev Buchshtab, whom she described meeting briefly during their time in Hamas captivity. “The state could have saved him,” she wrote.
Despite assurances from US officials that a deal is within reach, those with close knowledge of the negotiations have remained doubtful, accusing Netanyahu of blocking a deal before his visit to Washington and possibly in the longer term.
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