Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will present President Donald Trump with Israel’s red lines regarding the implementation of the second phase of the Gaza peace plan, as well as offer an alternative should the administration’s current proposal fail, the Hebrew daily Ma’ariv reported on Wednesday.
Netanyahu is slated to fly to Florida and meet with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate on December 29, as the White House struggles to move forward with the second stage of the president’s Gaza plan, including the disarming of Hamas, the deployment of an international stabilization force, and the gradual withdrawal of IDF forces from Gaza.
However, amid repeated declarations by senior Hamas leaders that the terror group will not surrender its weapons and with lingering questions regarding both the composition of the Gaza peacekeeping force and whether the force will be used to confront Hamas over its refusal to disarm, Israel remains skeptical the next phase of the Gaza deal can be implemented as originally laid out.
Netanyahu will reportedly emphasize to Trump that Israel will not accept the deployment of the peacekeeping force or the establishment of a technocratic Palestinian administrative committee to manage Gaza unless Hamas has first been disarmed.
Furthermore, Netanyahu is expected to reject any efforts to initiate reconstruction work inside the Hamas-controlled “red zone,” where 98% of Gaza’s population is located, before Hamas is disarmed.
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Netanyahu is slated to fly to Florida and meet with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate on December 29, as the White House struggles to move forward with the second stage of the president’s Gaza plan, including the disarming of Hamas, the deployment of an international stabilization force, and the gradual withdrawal of IDF forces from Gaza.
However, amid repeated declarations by senior Hamas leaders that the terror group will not surrender its weapons and with lingering questions regarding both the composition of the Gaza peacekeeping force and whether the force will be used to confront Hamas over its refusal to disarm, Israel remains skeptical the next phase of the Gaza deal can be implemented as originally laid out.
Netanyahu will reportedly emphasize to Trump that Israel will not accept the deployment of the peacekeeping force or the establishment of a technocratic Palestinian administrative committee to manage Gaza unless Hamas has first been disarmed.
Furthermore, Netanyahu is expected to reject any efforts to initiate reconstruction work inside the Hamas-controlled “red zone,” where 98% of Gaza’s population is located, before Hamas is disarmed.
Report: Netanyahu to lay out red lines during Trump meeting
Prime Minister Netanyahu planning to present Israel's red lines to Trump during meeting in Mar-a-Lago next week, including offer for a Plan B should existing Gaza plan fail.
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