US heavily pressuring Israel to reach deal with Hamas; Witkoff asked for his criticism of Jerusalem to be leaked

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US President Donald Trump’s administration is heavily pressuring Israel to reach a ceasefire-hostage deal with Hamas ahead of Trump’s visit to the Middle East, threatening that if Jerusalem doesn’t move along with the US toward such an agreement, Israel will be “left alone,” Haaretz reports, citing an unnamed source familiar with the details.