{"id":2325043,"date":"2024-08-15T12:12:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T16:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-denies-report-that-he-spoke-with-trump-about-hostage-deal-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-15T12:14:49","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T16:14:49","slug":"netanyahu-denies-report-that-he-spoke-with-trump-about-hostage-deal-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-denies-report-that-he-spoke-with-trump-about-hostage-deal-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Netanyahu denies report that he spoke with Trump about hostage deal &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnetanyahu-denies-report-that-he-spoke-with-trump-about-hostage-deal-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2325043&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Israeli Prime \u2063Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-allies-hit-desantis-with-shadow-presidential-campaign-complaint\/\" title=\"Trump allies hit DeSantis with &#039;shadow&#039; presidential campaign complaint\">denied reports suggesting<\/a> he\u2064 spoke with former President Donald Trump regarding a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iranian-terrorists-will-get-billions-of-dollars-before-congress-can-review-new-nuclear-deal\/\" title=\"Iranian Terrorists Will Get Billions of Dollars Before Congress Can Review New Nuclear Deal\">hostage deal<\/a> with Hamas. This denial follows an\u200c Axios report claiming that Trump\u2064 had contacted \u2063Netanyahu to\u2064 discuss a potential deal. Netanyahu&#8217;s office issued a statement clarifying\u200d that no such conversation took place. \u2064Meanwhile, Israel\u2064 is preparing to engage in high-level \u200bnegotiations with Hamas\u200d in Doha, Qatar, mediated by Egypt, the U.S., and Qatar. \u200d <\/p>\n<p>Relations\u200c between \u200dNetanyahu and Trump \u200chave cooled since the latter&#8217;s presidency, particularly after Netanyahu congratulated President Biden on his election victory. Although Trump presents himself as\u200d a strong supporter of Israel, he has also expressed the need for a swift\u2062 resolution to the \u200dconflict in \u200dGaza. The broader regional tension\u2062 escalated following Hamas&#8217;s October \u20647 attack on Israel, with \u2062concerns about increased hostilities from Hezbollah in Lebanon following the\u200b assassination of key\u2063 figures in both Hamas and Hezbollah.\u2063 As the situation develops, Israel remains on high alert for potential retaliation from Iran and Hezbollah.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Netanyahu denies report that he spoke with Trump about hostage deal<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1714758\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Israeli\">Israeli<\/a> Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/benjamin-netanyahu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Israeli\">Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> denied a report that he spoke with former President Donald Trump about a hostage deal with Hamas, saying the two didn&rsquo;t speak at all.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, <em>Axios<\/em>, citing two sources familiar with the matter, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/08\/15\/trump-netanyahu-gaza-hostage-ceasefire-deal-call\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reported\">reported<\/a> that Trump spoke with Netanyahu on Wednesday evening, with one suggesting that Trump may have told him to accept a hostage deal. The following morning, Netanyahu&rsquo;s office denied any such call had taken place.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Contrary to media reports, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not speak yesterday with former President Donald Trump,&rdquo; a statement from Netanyahu&rsquo;s office said, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/netanyahu-denies-report-he-spoke-trump-about-gaza-talks-2024-08-15\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"according to\">according to<\/a> <em>Reuters<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Israel is set to reenter hostage negotiation discussions with Hamas in high-level talks on Thursday in Doha, Qatar, with Egypt, the United States, and Qatar mediating.<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu met with Trump personally at his Mar-a-Lago estate while visiting the U.S. last month. The two were close during Trump&rsquo;s presidency but have since had a falling out after Netanyahu was one of the first to congratulate President Joe Biden on his victory in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has pitched himself as a staunch ally of Israel and repeatedly claimed that any Jewish person who votes for the Democrats needs to get &ldquo;their head examined.&rdquo; However, he has also sought to make inroads with Palestinians, repeatedly stressing the need to end the war in Gaza quickly and establish a hostage deal.<\/p>\n<p>Tensions in the Middle East were steadily rising after Hamas&rsquo;s Oct. 7 surprise attack against Israel but have reached a fever pitch in recent months. As fighting winds down in the Gaza Strip, Israel is turning its attention to Lebanon, where its foremost nonstate rival, Hezbollah, is based. Rumors of another invasion of Lebanon have grown as skirmishes along the border escalate.<\/p>\n<p>Israel has been bracing for a massive retaliation from Hezbollah and its foremost sponsor, Iran, since Hamas political head Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated while visiting Tehran, hours after the assassination of a senior Hezbollah commander in Beirut. Iran and Hezbollah have vowed retaliation, but the world is still waiting two weeks later.<\/p>\n<p>Three Iranian officials, including two members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/31\/world\/middleeast\/iran-orders-attack-israel.html?smid=url-share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told<\/a>&nbsp;the&nbsp;<em>New York Times<\/em>&nbsp;on the day of the assassination of Haniyeh that Iranian&nbsp;Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3106510\/ayatollah-khamenei-orders-strike-israel-directly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"issued\">issued<\/a> an order to strike&nbsp;Israel&nbsp;directly in retaliation in an emergency meeting of Iran&rsquo;s Supreme National Security Council.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The U.S. and Israel have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/it-would-be-an-irreparable-disaster-if-joe-biden-were-designated-president-of-the-united-states-archbishop-carlo-maria-vigano-warns-believers-in-latest-interview\/\" title=\"\u201cIt Would Be an Irreparable Disaster if Joe Biden \u2013 Were Designated President of the United States\u201d \u2013 Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano Warns Believers in Latest Interview with Steve Bannon\">repeatedly warned<\/a> of the imminence of an Iranian attack, but the lack of one has puzzled observers and allies alike. White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby warned that despite the wait, an attack could occur at any time.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have information &hellip; that an attack could come with little or no warning and certainly could come in coming days, and we have to be ready for it,&rdquo; Kirby said in a phone briefing, the <em>Times of Israel<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/liveblog_entry\/us-says-iran-attack-may-come-soon-and-with-no-warning-but-no-definitive-info\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reported\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1714758\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1714758\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refuted claims that he had a conversation with former President Donald Trump regarding a hostage agreement with Hamas, asserting that no such discussion occurred. On Wednesday, Axios reported, based on two sources knowledgeable about the situation, that Trump had spoken to Netanyahu the previous evening and may have suggested he consider a hostage deal. However, Netanyahu&#8217;s office issued a denial the following morning, stating, &#8220;Contrary to media reports, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not speak yesterday with former President Donald Trump,&#8221; as reported by Reuters. <\/p>\n<p>Israel is scheduled to resume negotiations concerning hostages with Hamas during high-level talks in Doha, Qatar on Thursday, mediated by Egypt, the United States, and Qatar. Last month during his visit to the U.S., Netanyahu met Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate. Although they were close during Trump&#8217;s presidency, their relationship has soured since Netanyahu was among the first leaders to congratulate President Joe Biden after his 2020 election victory.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has positioned himself as a strong supporter of Israel while also attempting to engage with Palestinians by emphasizing the urgency of resolving the conflict in Gaza and establishing a hostage agreement. Tensions in the Middle East have escalated following Hamas&#8217;s surprise attack on Israel on October 7th; however, as fighting subsides in Gaza, Israel is now focusing on Lebanon where Hezbollah operates.<\/p>\n<p>Speculation about another potential invasion of Lebanon has increased amid rising border skirmishes. Israel is preparing for possible retaliation from Hezbollah and its main backer Iran after Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed while visiting Tehran shortly after a senior Hezbollah commander was assassinated in Beirut. Both Iran and Hezbollah have promised revenge; however no action has been taken yet.<\/p>\n<p>On the day Haniyeh was killed three Iranian officials informed The New York Times that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ordered an immediate strike against Israel during an emergency meeting of Iran\u2019s Supreme National Security Council. Despite repeated warnings from both U.S. and Israeli officials about an imminent Iranian attack\u2014which observers find puzzling due to its absence\u2014White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby cautioned that such an attack could happen without warning at any moment: &#8220;We have information&#8230;that an attack could come with little or no warning and certainly could come in coming days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2325044,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/bibi-and-trump-.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[34139,6524,3634],"class_list":["post-2325043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-hostage-deal","tag-netanyahu","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/bibi-and-trump-.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2325043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2325043"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2325043\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2325044"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2325043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2325043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2325043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}