By Katherine Tinsley
4:01pm PDT, Jul 8, 2025
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Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu revealed on Monday, July 7, that he nominated
Donald Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize — as deadly attacks unfolded between IDF soldiers and militants in Gaza.
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"I want to present to you, Mr. President, the letter I sent to the Nobel Prize committee," Benjamin Netanyahu told Donald Trump while visiting the White House. "It's the nomination of you for the Peace Prize, which is well-deserved. … And you should get it."
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Donald Trump, who previously expressed interest in receiving the award, was surprised by the gesture. "This I didn't know," Trump said while looking at the letter. "Well, thank you very much. … Coming from you, in particular, this is very meaningful."
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"I think our teams together make an extraordinary combination to meet challenges and seize opportunities," Netanyahu said ahead of dinner with Trump. "But the president has already realized a great opportunity to forge the Abraham Accords. He's forging peace as we speak, and one country and one region after the other." Georgia Congressman Buddy Carter previously recommended Trump for the distinction. Carter wanted Trump to have the honor "in recognition of his extraordinary and historic role in brokering an end to the armed conflict between Israel and Iran and preventing the world's largest state sponsor of terrorism from obtaining the most lethal weapon on the planet."
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While Benjamin Netanyahu was at the White House, militants in Gaza killed five IDF soldiers and wounded another 14. Palestinian officials, meanwhile, said more than 50 people including children were killed in Israeli strikes. However, Donald Trump is still hopeful that Israel and Hamas will come to a ceasefire agreement. "They want it. They want to meet and they want to have that ceasefire," he said. Special Envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff called the incident "terribly unfortunate." He told Netanyahu, "We have an opportunity to finally get a peace deal, Mr. Prime Minister, as we discussed, and I'm hopeful for it very quickly."
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Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu have discussed relocating Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to rebuild the area. Earlier this year, Netanyahu said Israel is working alongside the Trump administration to identify countries "that will seek to realize what they always say: that they want to give the Palestinians a better future." Said Netanyahu, "You know, if people want to stay, they can stay. But if they want to leave, they should be able to leave. It shouldn't be, you know, a prison. … I think we're getting close to finding several countries [that will take in Palestinians], and I think this will give, again, the freedom to choose."
