Overview
- Israel’s Prime Minister’s Office confirmed the Dec. 29 meeting with President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida.
- An Israeli government spokeswoman said the talks will cover next steps and phases of the Gaza ceasefire plan, including an international stabilization force.
- Netanyahu is expected to depart Israel on Dec. 28 and return Jan. 3, with Palm Beach the only stop on the trip, according to Maariv.
- Reporting indicates the agenda is likely to include implementing a Palestinian technocratic government under a Trump-led Board of Peace.
- Regional security issues are expected to feature, with concern over Hezbollah rearmament, recent U.S.-brokered Israel–Lebanon talks, and warnings that Israeli strikes in Syria could complicate a potential security arrangement.