Trump said he wanted to move to the second phase of the ceasefire deal between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas reached in October after two years of fighting in Gaza, a progression that entails international peacekeeping forces deployed in the Palestinian enclave. Trump’s plan to end the Gaza war ultimately calls for Israel to withdraw from the Palestinian territory and for Hamas to give up its weapons and forgo a governing role. An Israeli official in Netanyahu’s circle said that the prime minister would demand that the first phase of the ceasefire be completed by Hamas returning the remains of the last Israeli hostage left in Gaza, before moving ahead to the next stages.
Author: Andrea Shalal
Published at: 2025-12-29 23:45:01
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