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“Any ideas of this kind are capable of igniting the region,” said Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri.
The U.S. secretary of state emphasized that lasting peace requires Gaza’s liberation from Hamas.
The campaign is aimed at driving Iran’s oil exports to zero, a U.S. official told “Reuters.”
The private meeting in the Oval Office is scheduled for 4 p.m. and is expected to last approximately 15 minutes, followed by a bilateral meeting.
The request would be paid for from the $3.3 billion in annual U.S. military aid to Israel.
The delegation is to hold discussions on continuing the Gaza ceasefire • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff held a “positive and friendly” meeting in Washington, D.C.
The new panel “is the first step in giving life to President Trump’s renewed commitment to ending antisemitism in our schools,” said Leo Terrell, who has been tapped to lead the effort.
Renowned Middle East policy expert David Wurmser sets the record straight about his opposition to conservatives working to undermine MAGA.
Abdullah is one of the first foreign leaders to receive an invite to the White House since Trump returned for his second term on Jan. 20.
“You said you met with Shia religious figures and you didn’t know who they were,” said Sen. Mark Warner. “I can’t imagine Shia religious figures in the Bekaa valley that didn’t have ties to Hezbollah.”
The Combat Antisemitism Movement praised the president “for taking bold and decisive action and for his proven friendship with the Jewish people at this critical moment in history.”
Witkoff is expected to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials in Jerusalem.
