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Netanyahu Snubs Trump’s Ceasefire Plea With Massive Gaza Bombardment

Hours after Trump called for a “DEAL” in Gaza, Israel intensified its bombing of the decimated Palestinian territory.

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 07: U.S. President Donald Trump greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he arrives at the White House on April 07, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump is meeting with Netanyahu to discuss ongoing efforts to release Israeli hostages from Gaza and newly imposed U.S. tariffs. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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By Will Neal

Israel amped up its bombing campaign against Gaza just hours after President Donald Trump urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a ceasefire agreement.

The latest bombardment against the occupied Palestinian territory represents one of the worst nights of strikes in several weeks, and was followed Monday morning by new evacuation orders from the Israeli military for a number of areas in the north of the strip, raising the spectre of further ground assaults.

Only on Saturday, Trump had posted to his Truth Social platform calling on the Israelis to “MAKE THE DEAL IN GAZA” and “GET THE HOSTAGES BACK” after more than 20 months of near-constant conflict in the territory, one of the most densely populated areas in the world.

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Israel's massive overnight bombardment of Gaza followed just hours after Trump called for a ceasefire in the occupied Palestinian territory.

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His comments came ahead of Monday’s scheduled White House visit by Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer and other officials to discuss the possibility of a ceasefire in Gaza, as well as a stay of hostilities with Iran and other prospective diplomatic deals across the region.

The overnight strikes reportedly killed at least 25 people, including 10 fatalities in the Zeitoun suburb of Gaza City, where Israeli tanks are understood to have rolled in as aircrafts bombed at least four school buildings.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves following a meeting in the White House, in Washington, U.S., April 7, 2025.

The strikes also come ahead of Monday's scheduled visit to the White House by Israeli officials to discuss a ceasefire in Gaza and a stay in hostilities with Iran.

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“Explosions never stopped; they bombed schools and homes. It felt like earthquakes,” one Gaza City resident told Irish broadcaster RTE. “In the news we hear a ceasefire is near, on the ground we see death and we hear explosions.

Earlier on Friday, Israel’s military said its ground operations in the occupied territory were close to achieving their goals, with Netanyahu adding Sunday that progress had presented new openings for retrieving the estimated 20 hostages believed to still be alive after the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre in southern Israel carried out by Hamas.

Snapshot of Trump Truth Social post that reads: "MAKE THE DEAL IN GAZA. GET THE HOSTAGES BACK!!! DJT"

Trump called for Israel to pursue an end to hostilities in Gaza in order to retrieve the estimated 20 hostages thought to still be alive after the October 7 attacks.

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Israel’s defiant continuation of its campaign against Gaza represents an embarrassing turn for Trump, who in the aftermath of joint strikes against Iran published a gushing Truth Social post only last week decrying corruption charges against Netanyahu as a “ridiculous Witch Hunt against their Great War Time Prime Minister.”

“Bibi and I just went through HELL together, fighting a very tough and brilliant longtime enemy of Israel, Iran, and Bibi could not have been better, sharper, or stronger in his LOVE for the incredible Holy Land,” the president said.

Snapshot of Trump Truth Social post that reads: "It is terrible what they are doing in Israel to Bibi Netanyahu. He is a War Hero, and a Prime Minister who did a fabulous job working with the United States to bring Great Success in getting rid of the dangerous Nuclear threat in Iran. Importantly, he is right now in the process of negotiating a Deal with Hamas, which will include getting the Hostages back. How is it possible that the Prime Minister of Israel can be forced to sit in a Courtroom all day long, over NOTHING (Cigars, Bugs Bunny Doll, etc.). It is a POLITICAL WITCH HUNT, very similar to the Witch Hunt that I was forced to endure. This travesty of “Justice” will interfere with both Iran and Hamas negotiations. In other words, it is INSANITY doing what the out-of-control prosecutors are doing to Bibi Netanyahu. The United States of America spends Billions of Dollar a year, far more than on any other Nation, protecting and supporting Israel. We are not going to stand for this. We just had a Great Victory with Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu at the helm — And this greatly tarnishes our Victory. LET BIBI GO, HE’S GOT A BIG JOB TO DO!"

Only days before calling for hostilities to end, Trump praised Netanyahu's leadership.

Truth Social

“Anybody else would have suffered losses, embarrassment, and chaos! Bibi Netanyahu is a WARRIOR, like perhaps no other Warrior in the History of Israel,” he added.

The Daily Beast has contacted the White House for comment.

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