Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has given a deadline to end the war by Trump, according to reports

Former President Trump has reportedly asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end the Israel-Hamas war before he is inaugurated if elected, according to the Times of Israel.

The Israeli broadcaster was told about the exchange by an anonymous source familiar with the situation. Either Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris will be inaugurated on January 20, depending on how voters cast their ballots on November 5.

The Times of Israel’s source said Trump initially gave the message to Netanyahu when the Israeli leader visited him at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, last July.

While Trump has expressed a desire to end the war, which has been ongoing since October 7, 2023, it was previously unknown that the request had a timeline.

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Donald Trump poses for a photo with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Former US President Donald Trump (L) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) pose for a photo at their meeting at the Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, US on July 26, 2024. (Amos Ben-Gershom (GPO)/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Trump, who has not talked much about the Israel-Hamas war on the campaign trail, has shown support for Israel’s targeting of Iran’s nuclear facilities.

“That’s the thing you’re going to hit,” Trump said at a rally in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

The Biden-Harris administration has largely supported Israel, although the White House has spoken out against recent military operations by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Earlier this month, President Biden called for a ceasefire shortly before Israel invaded Lebanon.

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Smoke rises after an Israeli airstrike targeting Beirut’s southern suburb of Shayah on October 22. (Fadel Itani/AFP via Getty Images)

During a CNN town hall last week, Harris dodged Anderson Cooper’s question about whether she was more “pro-Israel” than her Republican opponent.

“I think Donald Trump is dangerous,” Harris said without addressing the question. “I think when you have a president of the United States who has said to his generals who worked for him because he’s the commander in chief — those conversations, I guess, I had a lot of them take place in the Oval Office — if the president of the United States, the commander-in-chief, is essentially saying to his generals, ‘Why can’t you be more like Hitler’s generals?’ Anderson, come on.”

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Republican presidential candidate former US President Donald Trump arrives for a Q&A with Pastor Paula White at the National Faith Advisory Summit on October 28, 2024 in Powder Springs, Georgia. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

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