US EditionTrump to meet Netanyahu in Florida as focus turns to Middle East
The leaders aim to advance the stalled Gaza ceasefire’s second phase amid ongoing regional tensions, with over 400 Palestinians killed since the ceasefire began, Gaza health officials said.
- On Monday, US President Donald Trump will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago to revive momentum for a US-brokered Gaza ceasefire.
- US officials want to push the stalled second phase, which requires Hamas disarmament, reconstruction, and establishing a Palestinian technocratic government alongside an International Stabilisation Force.
- Aid and casualty reports note that Israel’s war killed more than 70,000 Palestinians and displaced nearly all of Gaza’s 2.3 million population, while Hamas returned all but one hostage’s body.
- The talks will serve as a test of the leaders' relationship as Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister, is expected to ask Donald Trump, US President, for support to strike Iran and expand operations against Hezbollah on Monday.
- The plan positions Donald Trump to chair a Board of Peace, aiming to announce a Palestinian technocratic government and International Stabilisation Force soon, while Yossi Mekelberg warned of growing US frustration with Netanyahu.
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