Overview
- Trump hosted Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago on Monday at 1 p.m. local time, their fifth U.S. meeting since his return to the White House.
- Talks centered on moving to phase two of the ceasefire plan, which calls for Hamas disarmament, a phased Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, a transitional authority, and an international force.
- Axios reports that the White House aims to quickly announce a technocratic Palestinian government and that Trump plans to convene a new “peace committee” at Davos in January.
- Israel is conditioning further negotiations on the return of the body of the last hostage, Ran Gvili, which Hamas says it has been unable to locate.
- U.S. officials signal growing frustration with Netanyahu, while he emphasizes threats from Iran and regional proxies; Trump reiterated that “Hamas must be disarmed.”