Israeli politicians across the aisle have sent the prime minister messages pushing for or against a Gaza hostage deal.

Congressional leaders are meeting this week with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after some lawmakers accused the Israeli leader of trying to drag the U.S. into another war.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday he wanted peace with Palestinians but described any future independent state as a platform to destroy Israel and for that reason sovereign power of security must remain with Israel.

"Few leaders have achieved such tangible breakthroughs to peace in such a short time," Netanyahu wrote of Trump, who was nominated for the prize during his first term

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Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu has nominated Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize as efforts to secure a peace deal in Gaza rumble on. The Israeli Prime Minister handed Trump a letter, which he said he had used to nominate the President for the Nobel Peace Prize.

By Andrea Shalal, Alexander Cornwell and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON/TEL AVIV (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was due to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday,

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Israel struck an upbeat note about the prospects for a ceasefire and hostage-release deal in Gaza on Wednesday, falling in behind US President Donald Trump and his optimism for an end to 21 months of bitter fighting in the Palestinian territory.