Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday denied a report that he spoke yesterday with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump about talks on a ceasefire and the release of hostages in Gaza.
“Contrary to media reports, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not speak yesterday with former President Donald Trump,” Netanyahu’s office said in a statement.
The Axios website published the report, which cited two US sources.
The website said one of the sources said a phone call from Trump was intended to encourage Netanyahu to accept the deal, but stressed that it did not know whether that was what the former US president actually told Netanyahu.
The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Egypt, the United States and Qatar are set to hold a new round of Gaza ceasefire talks on Thursday.
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