United States President Donald Trump says that the Gaza war is “hurting” Israel’s image, and that in order to repair it, there will need to be an end to the conflict. Trump added that the support from the U.S. is also waning as members of the ruling class seek to degrade Israel’s influence on it.

“Israel once had complete control in Congress, and now it doesn’t,” Trump said.

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In an interview published Monday by the conservative news site Daily Caller, Trump also said Israel should end the war.  “Israel will have to end this war. They may be winning the war, but they are not winning in the court of public opinion—and it’s hurting them.” He said most people do not even remember what happened to kick off the war anyway.

“People have forgotten October 7, it was a really horrible day,” he added. “I saw the pictures. It was really bad. You have people that deny it ever happened. You have people that deny the Holocaust ever happened,” he said.

Last week, the White House held an internal discussion on postwar planning for Gaza. A senior official said Trump convened a policy meeting with aides to review “all aspects of the Gaza issue, including increasing aid deliveries, the hostage crisis and plans for the day after the war.” Another official said Trump “made clear that he wants the war to end, and that he wants peace and prosperity for all the people of the region.” –Y Net Global

Hostages are still being held by Hamas, and the continuing advancement of the war could be wearing away any possibility of their safe return. On Tuesday, families of Israeli hostages planned to demonstrate outside the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv. These families continue to say Israel is obstructing any chance of a hostage swap with Hamas.