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Netanyahu echoes Trump’s threats to ethnically cleanse Palestinians from Gaza as truce talks are set to resume in Cairo.

Published On 17 Feb 2025

  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel and the US share a “common strategy” on Gaza’s future and hails President Donald Trump’s plan to forcibly displace Palestinians from the enclave.
  • Trump’s envoy, Steve Witkoff, says talks on phase two of the Israel-Hamas truce will continue this week as Netanyahu’s office said Israeli negotiators would travel to Cairo on Monday to discuss extending the first phase of the ceasefire deal.