The call to Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani came as Netanyahu met with US President Donald Trump in Washington. A Qatari technical team is also at the White House, according to a separate source briefed on the talks.
UAE urges Israel to accept Gaza deal
The United Arab Emirates is also pressing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to accept US President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace proposal and to abandon any plan to annex the West Bank, a delegate with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
The UAE, the most prominent Arab country to normalise ties with Israel under the Abraham Accords, warned Netanyahu that annexation would shut the door to further Israeli normalization with leading Arab and Muslim nations, including Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, the delegate said.
‘Do not sabotage the deal,’ say Israelis
Israelis gathered outside the US embassy branch in Tel Aviv on Monday, calling on President Donald Trump to press Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to accept his plan to end the Gaza war.
“Now, now,” the crowd chanted, an AFP correspondent reported from outside the mission, as Trump and Netanyahu were meeting at the White House.
“Do not allow any attempt to sabotage (the deal),” said a demonstrator addressing the crowd.
Protesters held a banner that read: “President Trump, make history. Bring them home now.”
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In an open letter written to Trump on Sunday, the families of Israeli hostages urged him to deliver on his proposed deal to end the Gaza war.
“The stakes are too high and our families have waited too long for any interference to derail this progress,” the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, the main organization representing relatives of the hostages held in Gaza, wrote in the letter to Trump.
Their appeal followed Trump’s remarks that a breakthrough in ceasefire negotiations was imminent, citing a 21-point plan he gave to Arab and Muslim leaders on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly last week.