TEL AVIV, December 8. /TASS/. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to meet with US President Donald Trump on December 29 to discuss the next stages of the US leader’s Gaza plan, which involve the disarmament of the Hamas movement and the demilitarization of the sector, the I24 television channel reported.
According to the Ynet portal, Netanyahu’s visit will last a week. As per its information, the prime minister will fly to the US on December 28 and return to Israel on January 4, 2026. On December 7, Netanyahu stated at a joint press conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz that he plans to meet with Trump before the end of this month to discuss preparations for implementing the second stage of the US president’s peace plan for the Gaza Strip. He noted that the radical Palestinian movement Hamas must fulfill "commitments on disarmament and demilitarization of Gaza."
Tensions flared in the Middle East on October 7, 2023, when militants from the Gaza Strip-based radical Palestinian movement Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel, killing residents of border settlements and taking more than 250 hostages. In response, Israel initiated a military operation in the Palestinian enclave to dismantle Hamas' military and political structures and free all hostages.
