{"id":20239,"date":"2025-07-14T12:47:05","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T12:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=20239"},"modified":"2025-07-14T12:47:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T12:47:05","slug":"trump-envoy-optimistic-on-gaza-ceasefire-talks-as-netanyahu-rejects-prisoner-deal-backed-by-israeli-majority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/07\/14\/trump-envoy-optimistic-on-gaza-ceasefire-talks-as-netanyahu-rejects-prisoner-deal-backed-by-israeli-majority\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Envoy Optimistic on Gaza Ceasefire Talks as Netanyahu Rejects Prisoner Deal Backed by Israeli Majority"},"content":{"rendered":"

Watan<\/strong><\/em>-Steve Witkoff, the U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s Middle East envoy, expressed optimism on Sunday regarding ongoing ceasefire negotiations in Gaza.<\/p>\n

Speaking to journalists in Teterboro, New Jersey, Witkoff said he plans to meet with senior Qatari officials on the sidelines of the FIFA Club World Cup final, as efforts continue to broker a truce and prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas.<\/p>\n

Netanyahu Rejects Public Support for Deal with Hamas<\/h3>\n

Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fiercely criticized recent opinion polls that show a majority of Israelis support a prisoner exchange deal with Hamas.<\/p>\n

According to Israel\u2019s Channel 13, Netanyahu said:\u201cThese polls don\u2019t ask if people want Hamas to remain in Gaza. They are misleading public opinion.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added that Israeli media is blaming him for obstructing a potential deal and \u201cechoing Hamas propaganda,\u201d as he put it.<\/p>\n

According to Haaretz, Netanyahu accused news outlets and pollsters of pushing a narrative aligned with Hamas.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe studios always repeat Hamas propaganda,\u201d he said. \u201cThey\u2019re always wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n

Netanyahu claimed Israel had agreed to a proposal by U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff, but that Hamas rejected it, allegedly because the group seeks to maintain its presence in Gaza.<\/p>\n

\"Meanwhile,
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hamas and the Israeli Opposition Respond<\/h3>\n

Hamas, for its part, has repeatedly expressed readiness to release all Israeli captives in a single exchange \u2014 on condition that Israel ends its war on Gaza, withdraws all forces, and frees Palestinian prisoners.<\/p>\n

However, Netanyahu \u2014 who faces international legal challenges and is widely viewed as prolonging the war for political survival \u2014 has insisted on partial deals that allow the war to continue and satisfy the far-right factions in his ruling coalition, according to the Israeli opposition.<\/p>\n

As reported by Haaretz, Netanyahu\u2019s remarks came in response to a Channel 12 poll that showed 74% of Israelis support ending the Gaza war in exchange for the immediate return of all hostages.<\/p>\n

Current Hostage and Prisoner Situation<\/h3>\n

Israeli authorities estimate that 50 Israeli hostages remain in Gaza, with around 20 believed to be alive.<\/p>\n

Conversely, Israel holds more than 10,800 Palestinian detainees, many of whom suffer from torture, starvation, and medical neglect, which has led to several deaths, according to both Palestinian and Israeli human rights reports.<\/p>\n

Background of the Negotiations<\/h3>\n

Over the past 20 months, indirect negotiations between Hamas and Israel have taken place with Qatari and Egyptian mediation, and support from the United States.<\/p>\n

Two partial ceasefire and prisoner swap agreements were reached:<\/p>\n

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    November 2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    January 2025<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    However, Netanyahu abandoned the most recent deal and resumed the Gaza assault on March 18, 2025.<\/p>\n

    \"Steve
    Israeli war on Gaza<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    Ongoing Genocide in Gaza<\/h3>\n

    Since October 7, 2023, Israel \u2014 with U.S. backing \u2014 has waged what human rights observers describe as a genocidal war on Gaza. This includes mass killings, starvation tactics, widespread destruction, and forced displacement, in defiance of all international appeals and orders from the International Court of Justice to cease hostilities.<\/p>\n

    So far, the war has resulted in:<\/p>\n

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      Over 196,000 Palestinian casualties (dead and wounded),<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      More than 10,000 missing,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Hundreds of thousands displaced, and<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Famine-related deaths, including dozens of children.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Watan-Steve Witkoff, the U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s Middle East envoy, expressed optimism on Sunday regarding ongoing ceasefire negotiations in Gaza. 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