Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump attacked US Vice President and presumptive Democratic nominee Kamala Harris on Friday over her comments on Israel.
Trump said during his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Florida that "Harris's comments about Israel are disrespectful."
The former US president stressed that his relationship with Netanyahu was not bad, saying: "We have always had a good relationship."
Harris revealed on Thursday a major shift in her policy towards the war in Gaza, saying that she expressed to Netanyahu during her meeting with him in Washington her "deep concern" over the number of victims in the Strip and called on him to conclude a ceasefire agreement.
After becoming the presumptive Democratic Party candidate for the presidential elections after President Joe Biden abandoned his bid for a second term, Harris told reporters, "We cannot turn a blind eye to these tragedies. We cannot allow ourselves to become numb to the suffering, and I will not be silent."
Following her meeting with Netanyahu, Harris stressed that it is time to put an end to the "devastating" war that has been ongoing in the Gaza Strip for more than nine months.
Negotiations progress
Regarding the ceasefire negotiations in Gaza, Netanyahu said that "time will tell if we are close to reaching a ceasefire agreement."
The Israeli Prime Minister, who announced the decision to send a delegation to negotiate to Rome, added: "I think there is some progress in the talks due to military pressure."
The Axios website revealed that the Director of the American Central Intelligence Agency intends to meet with officials from Israel, Qatar and Egypt in the Italian capital, Rome, regarding an agreement related to Gaza.
It is expected that the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, Bill Burns, will meet on Sunday in Rome with senior Israeli, Qatari and Egyptian officials in an attempt to conclude the hostage deal in Gaza and the ceasefire agreement, according to what American and Israeli officials revealed to the Axios website.
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