US growing worried Israeli prime minister could jeopardize Gaza ceasefire deal: Report
US Vice President JD Vance’s visit to Israel aims to
pile pressure on Netanyahu to abide by ceasefire deal, US media says
Betul Yilmaz 21.10.2025
ISTANBUL
The administration of President Donald Trump is
growing worried that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could jeopardize
the Gaza ceasefire deal with Hamas, US media reported on Tuesday.
The New York Times, citing anonymous White House
officials, said Vice President JD Vance’s visit to Israel aims to put pressure
on Netanyahu to abide by the ceasefire in Gaza and “add an extra symbolic layer
to illustrate the administration’s commitment to keeping the deal intact.”
US Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff and President
Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, already landed in Israel on Monday
for talks with Netanyahu and other officials on the implementation of the deal.
A senior US official told the US daily that both
Witkoff and Kushner believe that the ceasefire deal is “in danger of falling
apart.”
The two envoys’ strategy in Israel is “to try to keep
Netanyahu from resuming an all-out assault against Hamas,” the sources said.
The NY Times said that the talks of Witkoff and
Kushner in Israel focused on “some of the trickier areas that were left
undefined in their initial deal,” such as the formation of a stabilization
force and the disarmament of Hamas.
Israel launched a series of deadly airstrikes across
the Gaza Strip on Sunday, killing at least 44 Palestinians after alleging that
Hamas had attacked its troops in the southern city of Rafah. The Palestinian
group denied any involvement and reaffirmed its commitment to the ceasefire.
Trump has already affirmed that the Gaza ceasefire
remains effective despite the Israeli strikes.
The ceasefire deal took effect on Oct. 10 in the Gaza
Strip, based on a phased plan presented by Trump. Phase one included the
release of Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.
The plan also envisages the rebuilding of Gaza and the
establishment of a new governing mechanism without Hamas.
Since October 2023, the Israeli genocidal war has
killed over 68,200 people and injured more than 170,200, according to the Gaza
Health Ministry.
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