After his UN speech and White House meetings, Netanyahu declared Hamas isolated and reaffirmed Israel’s outright rejection of a Palestinian state.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday night summarized his high-stakes visit to the United States, where he addressed the UN General Assembly and met with President Donald Trump, who presented his landmark plan to end the war in Gaza and secure the release of Israeli hostages.
“It was an excellent visit—both the start at the UN and the conclusion in Washington. This is my fourth visit to Washington since President Trump took office. It’s a historic visit. Instead of Hamas isolating us, we turned the tables and isolated Hamas,” Netanyahu said.
The Prime Minister emphasized that the tables have turned against Hamas: “Now the entire world, including the Arab and Muslim world, is pressuring Hamas to accept the conditions we set together with President Trump: to release all our hostages—both the living and the deceased—while the IDF remains in most of the Gaza Strip. Who would have believed this? People kept saying, ‘You must accept Hamas’s conditions, pull out, let Hamas recover and rebuild.’ That’s not happening.”
Netanyahu stressed that Trump’s backing was ironclad: “President Trump said that if Hamas refuses, he will fully back Israel to complete the military operation and eliminate them. So, from every angle, this was an excellent visit.”
Responding to speculation, Netanyahu categorically denied any agreement to a Palestinian state, declaring: “Absolutely not, and it’s not in the agreement either. We firmly oppose a Palestinian state. President Trump said this too; he understands that it would be a huge reward for terrorism and a danger to the State of Israel. Of course, we don’t agree to it.”
Netanyahu’s message reinforced Israel’s position: there will be no concessions to Hamas, no Palestinian statehood, and no retreat from security. Instead, Israel leaves Washington with unprecedented global alignment against Hamas—and with America’s full support to finish the job if terrorists refuse surrender.
