Jerusalem, Feb 4 (EFE).- Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Tuesday that a team will travel to Doha next weekend to discuss the second phase of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza.
“Israel is preparing for the working-level delegation to leave for Doha at the end of this week in order to discuss technical details related to the continued implementation of the agreement,” reads a statement released by Netanyahu’s office.
The Israeli president is in Washington, where he had a “positive and friendly” meeting early Tuesday morning with US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz and the White House special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff.
This was the first meeting scheduled during Netanyahu’s visit to Washington, where he landed on Monday.
Later Tuesday, US President Donald Trump will receive the Israeli prime minister at the White House in what will be the Republican’s first meeting with a foreign leader since his return to power.
The meeting represents international for Netanyahu, especially after the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC), which Washington is not a party to and whose decision it has strongly condemned.
The two leaders are expected to address a wide variety of issues, including the future of the Gaza Strip, the normalization of relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia, and the growing tension with Iran, which last year attacked Israel twice with missiles and drones.
“I have no guarantees that the peace is going to hold,” Trump told reporters on Monday about the ceasefire continuing in the devastated Palestinian enclave.
The truce that came into effect on Jan. 19 and so far has allowed the release of 13 Israeli hostages, in addition to five Thais, in exchange for more than 500 Palestinian prisoners.
Upon his return from Washington, Netanyahu will convene his Security Cabinet to discuss Israel’s general positions regarding the second stage of the agreement, which should come into effect after 42 days. EFE
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