Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he hoped to discuss a possible high fire agreement with Hamas when he met with President Trump on Tuesday.
“We still have to finish the work in Gaza, free all our hostages, eliminate and destroy the Hamas Army,” said Netanyahu talking to journalists at the Capitol after a private meeting with the president of the House of Representatives, Mike Johnson. “And the governance capabilities, because Gaza must have a different future for our good, for the good of all, and no country will settle for less. We will certainly not. These are all the things I discussed with President Trump. I can discuss more with him later on this visit.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Mike Johnson meet at the United States Capitol on July 8, 2025 in Washington.
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In the State Department, spokesman Tammy Bruce repeatedly expressed his optimism that he would reach a high fire agreement “for weekend”, but did not say exactly when or exactly what gave the administration confidence in that timeline.
“We hope that by the end of this week we will have an agreement that takes us to the high fire of 60 days,” he said, echoing the special envoy of Middle East of Trump, Steve Witkoff.
-ABC News’ Lauren Peller and Shannon Kingston
