truce deal
Benjamin Netanyahu runs across the frame holding an Israeli flag in one hand and a rifle in the other. Rubble appears on the left side of the scene. Swirling blue and black lines dominate the right side.
Feb
24
2025
The image depicts Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu seated back-to-back with a blindfolded hostage figure, both bound to an office chair with ropes. Netanyahu focuses on his phone as signs label the figures Israeli PM and Israeli Hostages, commenting on the ongoing hostage exchange negotiations and Gaza truce efforts active in early 2025.
Jan
17
2025
Hajjaj captures the political theater surrounding Trump's return to the White House and the coincident Gaza ceasefire announcement on inauguration day. The cartoon implies Trump leveraged the truce for political spectacle. Netanyahu and Palestinian figures are central to the imagery.
