During his latest interaction at the White House, occurring for the third time within six months, Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, drew attention and admiration towards U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday, July 7, 2025. He specifically acclaimed Trump for his ongoing efforts to instate an environment of peace and stability within the Middle Eastern region. Netanyahu went as far as suggesting his candidacy for the esteemed Nobel Peace Prize. However, he refrained from providing any definitive stance on the escalating matter of crucial importance in West Asia at present — a much-needed ceasefire in war-torn Gaza.
The indirect negotiations between the representatives of Hamas and Israel were ongoing in Doha during this time. It appeared that Israel was heading towards a strategy involving the forced displacement of Palestinians to the southern region of Gaza. Israel Katz, the Defence Minister of the nation, reportedly directed the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) to devise a strategy to facilitate the shift of Gaza’s entire populace of 2.3 million individuals, to the debris of Rafah, a location Israelis had designated as a ‘new humanitarian city’.
Eyebrows were raised inside Israel, as there were several reports circulating within Israeli media spaces concerning the disagreement of this resettlement plan by IDF chief, Eyal Zamir. Touching on the sensitive issue of the condition of Palestinians, Zamir emphasized the possibility of the ‘hungry and angered’ Palestinians targeting the IDF. A bone of contention was the IDF’s notorious reputation of violently squashing Palestinian protests in Gaza, resulting in numerous casualties including children.
The conditions in Gaza, in the recent 20 months, have been distressing, with incidents of civilians facing severe starvation frequently occurring. These grim events also included children being indiscriminately killed by snipers. These recurrent brutal episodes of aggression seem to have left no impact on Netanyahu and his allies in the West. One significant ally in this context, is President Donald Trump, who interestingly self-identifies as a ‘man of peace’.
Prior to the much-anticipated meeting, President Trump had committed to addressing the severity of this issue by promising to adopt a stern stance with Netanyahu regarding the requirement for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. However, mere verbal agreements are insufficient in the face of this grave humanitarian crisis. It is well within the capacity of President Trump to influence Israel into accepting a ceasefire in Gaza.
Trump’s political clout was on display at the culmination of the Iran-Israel conflict, when he publicly coerced Tel Aviv to recall its combat aircrafts that were deployed to initiate an airstrike on Iran. Demonstrating the extent of U.S. influence, Israel adhered, resorting to merely a token strike as a face-saving measure.
Indeed, the reliance of contemporary Israel on the United States is more prevalent than ever. Recalling the Iran conquest, Israel had to lean heavily on the military and strategic support provided by the U.S. American-made weaponry has been essential to Israel’s relentless campaign in Gaza. Netanyahu, who is under the looming threat of an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity, continues to bank on American political and diplomatic aid, enabling him to carry out his belligerent activities across West Asia without repercussions.
Should the U.S. persist in its support of Israel and abandon its capacity to leverage for the termination of the Gaza conflict, future scholars and truth-seekers would censurably regard it as a nation that played an aiding role in Israel’s offenses against Palestinians. All claims of innocence could be disregarded in the face of Israel’s undeniably merciless warfare, which has taken an estimated 70,000 lives within a time frame of just 20 months. For sake of humanity, this dire massacre must be halted, and Israel ought to be made answerable for its criminal acts.
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