Netanyahu and Trump Discuss Hostage Rescue Netanyahu's government will ratify peace deal with Hamas to rescue hostages. 48 hostages remain, with Israel estimating 20 alive. Netanyahu spoke with Trump and invited him to address the Knesset. Trump's envoy, Steve Witkoff, is involved. Conflict | Diplomacy | Rescue United States | Israel | Hamas Steve Witkoff | Benjamin Netanyahu | Donald Trump 4 weeks ago