Trump and Netanyahu agree to end the war in Gaza, and the latter will visit Washington soon.

US President Donald Trump is seeking to move forward with what he has described as a "grand bargain," including ending the war in Gaza, releasing Israeli hostages held in the Strip, and "progress" toward normalization with additional Arab countries, according to multiple Israeli reports Thursday evening.

This was reported by the Israeli Broadcasting Corporation (Kan 11), the Walla website, the Israel Hayom newspaper website, and Yedioth Ahronoth via its Ynet website.

The Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation quoted sources in Washington and Tel Aviv as saying that Netanyahu is in talks to visit the United States and meet with Trump soon.

"The victory opens an opportunity for a significant expansion of the peace agreements, along with the release of our hostages," Netanyahu said in a video clip released Thursday evening. "There is a golden opportunity that must not be missed, and not a single day must be wasted."

Israel's Channel 13 quoted senior Israeli officials as saying, "Talks are underway for dramatic moves in the Middle East, and the Prime Minister will visit Washington soon."

Linking the ceasefire in Gaza to normalization agreements

US officials said that "significant efforts are being made to achieve a breakthrough in the hostage deal talks. Significant momentum has been generated following the attack on Iran, and we can speak of progress," according to what Yedioth Ahronoth reported on its website, Ynet.

"The Qataris are very controlling, and their message is that agreements with Hamas can be reached," officials said.

According to Israeli officials involved in the talks, the report stated, "Israel will not send a delegation to Cairo or Doha because Netanyahu wants to conclude the talks at the highest possible levels, and this time, the agreement is comprehensive."

He added, "It won't be like any ordinary agreement, with a delegation sent and talks held with Hamas. Rather, it will come from the top with the approval and joint decision of Netanyahu, Trump, Witkoff, and Dermer."

The sources added, "The deal they are discussing is broader in scope, and includes a ceasefire, the return of the fifty (Israeli) hostages, and expanding the scope of the Abraham Accords. This is what matters to Trump."

The Israeli army reinforces its forces in Gaza, and families of hostages seek to meet with Trump.

According to Israeli Channel 12, the families of the Israeli hostages received messages over the past 24 hours from high-ranking US officials stating that they "are seeking to push for a broader move, including a comprehensive agreement, to end the war in Gaza."

The channel noted that this coincides with Netanyahu's statement on Thursday that there is an attempt to link a comprehensive agreement for the release of the hostages to an attempt to expand the scope of the "peace agreements."

According to the channel, the Israeli army is reinforcing its forces in the Gaza Strip to pressure Hamas to agree to a comprehensive agreement.

Quadrilateral conversation; basic principles agreed upon

Israel Hayom reported that a four-way phone call took place immediately after the US attack on Iranian nuclear facilities, noting that it included the US president, his Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, the Israeli prime minister, and Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs, Ron Dermer.

Israel Hayom quoted a source familiar with the conversation as saying that the four were extremely enthusiastic about the results of the B-2 bomber operation and were, in the words of the source, "extremely euphoric." However, the four's "complete satisfaction" stemmed not only from the operational aspects, "but also from the steps they are planning for the future."

According to the report, Trump and Netanyahu aim to "accelerate the conclusion of new peace agreements with Arab states, as part of expanding the scope of the Abraham Accords."

According to the Israel Hayom report, the following principles were agreed upon:

• The war in Gaza is set to end within two weeks. The terms of its termination include four Arab countries, including Egypt and the UAE, taking over the governance of the Gaza Strip in place of Hamas. The remaining Hamas leadership will be deported to other countries, and the Israeli hostages will be released.
• Several countries around the world will receive a large number of Gaza residents wishing to emigrate from them.
• The Abraham Accords will be expanded, and Syria, Saudi Arabia, and other Arab and Islamic countries will recognize Israel and establish formal relations with it.
• Israel will express its readiness for a future solution to the conflict with the Palestinians, within the framework of the "two-state solution," conditional on "reforms" within the Palestinian Authority.
• The United States will recognize "specified" Israeli sovereignty in the West Bank.

The report stated that this vision was discussed in a conversation between the four officials on Monday night and Tuesday, and that "this vision aims to be quickly implemented, and the first step is to end the war in Gaza."

Israel Hayom, citing two unnamed political sources, reported that there was significant pressure from the US president on Netanyahu to end the war on Gaza. The sources noted that this pressure began even before the Israeli operation against Iran and resumed immediately after it ended. However, another source said that "the nature of this pressure is unknown."

The report stated that American fears of the collapse of the ambitious plan were one of the reasons for President Trump's intense anger at the Israeli attacks after he announced a ceasefire with Iran, in a conversation in which Trump demanded that Netanyahu "ground the aircraft."

The report stated that Trump told Netanyahu that he "did not understand how, after they had agreed on a strategic peace plan, Netanyahu could derail it over a minor tactical incident involving an Iranian missile."

An expected visit to Washington and its possible date

The Walla news website quoted four senior Israeli officials as saying that Netanyahu is interested in visiting the White House and meeting with the US president "within the coming weeks."

While the report stated that Trump and Netanyahu consider "the war with Iran a major achievement and a fundamental part of their legacy; this meeting will allow them to attempt to formulate a historical narrative of events and discuss a joint strategy for the future," an Israeli official was quoted as saying, "There is no doubt that both sides have a shared interest in holding a 'victory celebration' after the war with Iran."

Two Israeli officials said that preliminary talks have already taken place between Netanyahu's advisors and White House officials regarding a possible visit, "but no date has yet been set."

According to the report, "One of the options on the table is for the visit to take place in the second week of July."

Trump's remarks on Netanyahu were part of a "broader movement."

According to Kan 11, the US President's statements regarding the trial of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu "were not published in vain, but rather came within the framework of a broad effort aimed at ending the war in Gaza, releasing all hostages, ending Netanyahu's trial, and an important regional step."

According to the same source, this is part of a "comprehensive political effort, in which other international actors also participate."

Kan also quoted a source close to Netanyahu as saying that President Trump's advisors "participated in the tweet, and that it did not come out of nowhere."

According to the source, the idea is to "prepare public opinion in Israel for a pardon for Netanyahu."

"Secret talks" regarding Netanyahu's trial

In a related development, Israel's Channel 12 reported that Netanyahu's lawyer, Amit Hadad, "recently held secret talks with retired Supreme Court Chief Justice Aharon Barak to end Netanyahu's trial," after Hadad asked Barak to meet with him.

The report stated that shortly before the prime minister's interrogation began last month, a secret meeting was held at the home of retired judge Barak in Tel Aviv. The meeting was attended by attorney Haddad, attorney Jack Hen, attorney Shaul Elovitch, Professor Barak Medina, a leading opponent of the "legal reform," and former Supreme Court President Barak.

At the meeting, the former Supreme Court chief justice made two comments, urging the lawyers to accept Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara's agreement to act as a mediator between the two parties.

According to the report, "Baharav-Miara has so far rejected all requests from judges to initiate such mediation."