Netanyahu with Trump’s Envoys Kushner & Witkoff: Celebrate 'New Era' in Gaza but Warns Hamas

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the nation after the signing of the U.S.-brokered Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal, calling it a “new era of hope” for the region. Trump’s envoys — Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff — joined Netanyahu in Jerusalem to celebrate the breakthrough following intense negotiations in Sharm el-Sheikh. The agreement, hailed as a major diplomatic success, includes the release of Israeli hostages and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, marking the first major step toward stability in Gaza after two years of devastating conflict.     #NetanyahuLive #IsraelHamasCeasefire #TrumpPeaceDeal #Kushner #SteveWitkoff #GazaBreakthrough #MiddleEastPeace #IsraelNews #CeasefireDeal #HostageRelease #TrumpDiplomacy #JerusalemLive #PeaceInGaza #BreakingNews #IsraelHamasWar  Also Read  Delhi Assembly Elections 2025: Election Dates To Be Announced Soon; Kumar Holds Final PC As CEC :: https://www.oneindia.com/new-delhi/delhi-assembly-elections-2025-ec-to-reveal-poll-schedule-today-at-2-pm-4035457.html?ref=DMDesc  BJP's Lallu Singh Leaves Press Meet, Cites Mafia Presence :: https://www.oneindia.com/india/bjp-leader-lallu-singh-exits-press-conference-011-3926949.html?ref=DMDesc  Chandan Shetty Slams Claims Connecting Niveditha Gowda To Srujan Lokesh Amid Divorce :: https://www.oneindia.com/entertainment/chandan-shetty-slams-claims-connecting-niveditha-gowda-to-srujan-lokesh-amid-divorce-3848701.html?ref=DMDesc

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00:00We're at a momentous development in the last two years.

00:06We fought during these two years to achieve our war aims.

00:10And the central one of these war aims is to return the hostages, all of the hostages, the living and the dead.

00:17And we're about to achieve that goal.

00:20We couldn't have achieved it without the extraordinary help of President Trump and his team,

00:26Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.

00:29They worked tirelessly with Ron and his team, our team.

00:34And that and the courage of our soldiers to enter Gaza in a combined military and diplomatic pressure

00:44that isolated Hamas, I think has brought us to this point.

00:49I want to personally thank both of you, Steve, Jared.

00:53It's been long hours.

00:56You worked around the clock, but not only worked.

01:06I think you put in your brains and your hearts.

01:14And we know that it's for the benefit of Israel and the United States,

01:18for the benefit of decent people everywhere,

01:21and for the benefit of these families who will finally get to be with our loved ones.

01:25And I want to thank you on their behalf as well, and on behalf of the people of Israel.

01:30With all of them.

01:34Obviously, bringing the hostages home has been a priority for President Trump for a very, very long time,

01:41and we've all worked very tirelessly to do that.

01:44But I really want to say that this all would not have been possible without the bravery of the IDF and the soldiers,

01:51what they've accomplished, not just in Gaza, but also what they've done in the theater over the last couple of years

01:58to eliminate Hezbollah in the north and really degrade them.

02:02What you were able to do in Iran, it really helped set a big tone.

02:04But particularly seeing the way that your citizen army, I know a lot of you,

02:09probably all of you have family, friends who were in this effort,

02:12really put your sacrifices on the line to fight for your country and to try to make a difference.

02:19I think that made a very, very big difference in there.

02:22And I want to just give a very, very special thanks to Prime Minister Netanyahu,

02:27who really did an incredible job with this and did a great job with the negotiations.

02:33You held your lines firm.

02:34And I think that between you and President Trump,

02:37you had a lot of alignment on what the end state should be.

02:40The hard job was the prime minister's.

02:43He had the job of protecting this country.

02:45He had the job of making tough choices with regard to how tough to be with Hamas,

02:51when to be flexible, when not to be flexible.

02:54I think to myself all the time, I lost sleep over it.

02:59What would I have done in some of those circumstances?

03:02There were times that I thought we should be more flexible,

03:06or your country should be more flexible.

03:08But the truth is, as I look back,

03:10I don't think we get to this place without Prime Minister Netanyahu playing it.

03:21I'm not just saying that.

03:22They're not just words.

03:23The president believes that.

03:24My president believes it.

03:26He believes that Prime Minister Netanyahu made some very, very difficult calls.

03:32And lesser people would not have made those calls.

03:35And here we are today because Hamas had to, they had to do this deal.

03:41The pressure was on them.

03:43They were backed up.

03:45And you've got the bigger army.

03:47You were making inroads.

03:48And that's what led to this deal.

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