‘Netanyahu in process of hostage negotiation with Hamas’: Trump on Gaza ceasefire as he slams Israeli prosecutors over Netanyahu’s corruption trial

“It is terrible what they are doing in Israel to Bibi Netanyahu. He is a War Hero, and a Prime Minister who did a fabulous job working with the United States…Importantly, he is right now in the process of negotiating a Deal with Hamas, which will include getting the Hostages back,” Trump said in the post.

Defending Netanyahu against the corruption trial, Trump further said “The travesty of ‘Justice’ will interfere with both Iran and Hamas negotiations. In other words, it is INSANITY to do what the out-of-control prosecutors are doing to Bibi Netanyahu.”

The US president suggested that billions of dollars of military aid that Washington is providing Tel Aviv was not going to “stand for this” and called it a “political witch hunt” of Netanyahu, likening it to his own witch hunt which the Republican leader claimed he was “forced to endure”.

The development comes amid tens of thousands of anti-war protesters gathered in Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square and called for an immediate ceasefire and return of the remaining hostages.

Earlier, Trump gave a timeline of the truce to be signed between Israel and Hamas and said that a ceasefire in the Gaza conflict will be reached within a week.

The war in Gaza triggered when Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, killing 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages, according to Israeli authorities. In retaliatory tactics, Israel has till now killed over 56,000 Palestinians, claimed Gaza’s health ministry.