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Friday, June 27, 2025
PM denies reported plan to end Gaza war while backing Palestinian state
Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denies that he agreed to a White House vision that would end the war in Gaza, expand the Abraham Accords and see Israel commit to supporting a future Palestinian state.
“The conversation that’s described in the article in Israel Hayom did not take place,” says the Prime Minister’s Office in a statement.
“Israel was not presented with the political proposal supposedly described in the article, and it obviously did not agree to it.”
The Israel Hayom newspaper reported yesterday that as part of US President Donald Trump’s plan to end the war, new countries would join the Abraham Accords, and Israel would be required to commit to supporting a future Palestinian state.
According to the outlet, Trump brought up the matter of ending the war during a “euphoric” phone call with Netanyahu late on Monday, following the US’s weekend strikes on Iran’s underground nuclear facilities.
Citing an unnamed source familiar with the conversation, the newspaper reported that during the phone call, the two leaders agreed to wrap up the war in Gaza within two weeks, requiring Israel to halt its military offensive and Hamas to release the remaining 50 hostages.
The Times of Israel Community.