Netanyahu plans to meet with Trump in Washington, D.C.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to meet with US President Donald Trump in Washington in the first half of February. This was reported by N12 TV channel on January 25.

It is specified that this meeting may take place even before the completion of the first stage of the deal on the release of hostages.

At the same time, journalists noted that during the talks, representatives of the two powers will discuss the situation in Gaza, the peace agreement with Saudi Arabia and the escalation of the conflict with Iran.

Contributing to the freeze: how the truce between Israel and Hamas will work and how long it will last

On the first day of the deal, the Palestinian movement freed three hostages

On this day, Israel released 200 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for four hostages. 114 prisoners will be sent to Ramallah in the West Bank, the other 70 will be expelled to Egypt and the remaining 16 will be deported to the Gaza Strip.

At the same time, the radical Palestinian movement Hamas handed over four hostages to the Red Cross staff in Gaza, and then to the military of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), who took them to the territory of their native country, reports "Gazeta.Ru". First, the released girls will meet with their parents.

Four Israeli soldiers - Karina Ariov, Daniela Gilboa, Naama Levy and Liri Albagh - were kidnapped by Hamas during the attack on the territory of Israel on October 7, 2023. The girls were at an observation post near the border with the Gaza Strip and were released in exchange for Palestinian prisoners as part of the Gaza ceasefire agreement reported on January 15.

IDF Spokesman Daniel Hagari said on January 25 that Hamas had failed to fulfill its obligations to release the Israeli female civilian hostages. In particular, Israel is concerned about the fates of the movement's captives Arbel Yehud and Shiri Bibas. Along with the latter, her young children, Kfir and Ariel, are being held hostage by Hamas. The IDF is determined to bring them all home.

The situation in the Middle East escalated on the morning of October 7, 2023, when Hamas launched a massive barrage of rockets into Israel from the Gaza Strip. On the same day, Israel began retaliatory strikes.