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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Emma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem

Netanyahu must now work for support of US as Trump tires of Israel’s war in Gaza

People wave Israeli flag upon the release of Edan Alexander
People in Reim, southern Israel, celebrate the release of the last living American being held by Hamas. Photograph: Maya Alleruzzo/AP

Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff didn’t mince his words. In a meeting late on Sunday with former hostages and relatives of those still held in Gaza, he told them Israel is drawing out a war the US wants to end, local media reported.

On the eve of the release of Edan Alexander, the last living American being held by Hamas, Witkoff spelt out the gulf between his boss and the government of Benjamin Netanyahu.

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