On tricky issues, Netanyahu’s preference is to kick the can down the road. If he must take a position, he likes to include a twist of ambiguity, some wiggle room, just in case things get hairy later. Not this time, though, on the subject of US President Donald Trump’s roadmap for progressing the Gaza ceasefire agreement.

As Trump searches for a way out of the Strait of Hormuz standoff, Netanyahu – trying to please his extreme-right partners in the run-up to the election – is hoping that the U.S.…

Netanyahu's comments come just over a week after President Trump said his Board of Peace had reached a "historic" agreement with Hamas to give up its weapons.