{"id":8739,"date":"2025-12-29T16:11:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T16:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo973e36f5\/2025\/12\/29\/trump-to-meet-netanyahu-at-mar-a-lago-amid-concerns-over-progress-on-fragile-gaza-truce-plan-live-the-guardian\/"},"modified":"2025-12-29T16:11:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T16:11:21","slug":"trump-to-meet-netanyahu-at-mar-a-lago-amid-concerns-over-progress-on-fragile-gaza-truce-plan-live-the-guardian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo973e36f5\/2025\/12\/29\/trump-to-meet-netanyahu-at-mar-a-lago-amid-concerns-over-progress-on-fragile-gaza-truce-plan-live-the-guardian\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump to meet Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago amid concerns over progress on fragile Gaza truce plan \u2013 live &#8211; The Guardian"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"liveblog-body\"><gu-island name=\"EnhancePinnedPost\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"idle\" props=\"{}\"><\/gu-island><\/p>\n<div id=\"pinned-post\" data-gu-marker=\"pinned-post\" data-component=\"pinned-post\">\n<header>\n<h2>Donald Trump to meet Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<p>Good morning and welcome to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/us-politics\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">US politics<\/a> blog where the focus is squarely on international conflicts today.<\/p>\n<p>Just a day after hosting Ukraine\u2019s president <strong>Volodymyr<\/strong> <strong>Zelenskyy<\/strong>, Trump will host Israeli prime minister <strong>Benjamin Netanyahu<\/strong> at Mar-a-Lago <strong>at 1pm ET<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It is the fifth meeting between the two leaders in the US this year and comes amid <strong>concerns over progress on Trump\u2019s fragile <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/gaza\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Gaza<\/a> truce plan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu and Trump will meet in Florida amid <strong>growing fears <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/israel\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Israel<\/a> could launch new offensives against regional enemies<\/strong>, potentially plunging the Middle East further into instability.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli prime minister left <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/liveblog_entry\/netanyahu-takes-off-for-florida-ahead-of-trump-meet\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Israel on Sunday<\/a> on his fifth visit to see Trump in the US this year.<\/p>\n<p>High on the agenda will be the ceasefire in Gaza, which in October halted Israel\u2019s devastating two-year-long military assault. Though the terms agreed for an initial phase have been largely completed, with Israel\u2019s forces pulling back to new positions and <strong>Hamas<\/strong> releasing all living and all but one of the dead hostages, immense challenges face the implementation of the second phase of the president\u2019s 20-point plan.<\/p>\n<p>There are also fears Israel will launch new offensives against <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/hezbollah\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Hezbollah<\/a><\/strong> in <strong>Lebanon<\/strong>, breaking a ceasefire established more than a year ago, or against <strong>Iran<\/strong>, which it accuses of accelerating the manufacture of ballistic missiles in recent months.<\/p>\n<p>There are <strong>fears in the White House that both Israel and Hamas are dragging their feet on the second phase of the ceasefire<\/strong>. But Trump says Netanyahu has asked for these talks, perhaps to put pressure on shifting focus to Iran. He may call for more US strikes on the Islamic republic.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll have more over the coming hours.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><gu-island name=\"KeyEventsCarousel\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{\"keyEvents\":[{\"id\":\"6952723d8f0883df52b5a041\",\"elements\":[{\"_type\":\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement\",\"html\":\"\n\n<p>For <strong>Benjamin Netanyahu<\/strong>, a priority will be convincing <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong> to allow <strong>Israel<\/strong> to act to prevent <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/iran\">Iran<\/a><\/strong> from repairing the damage inflicted on its nuclear programme in its short war with Israel and the US this summer, or building its ballistic missile capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;,&#8221;elementId&#8221;:&#8221;a6e196a3-bbf1-4628-8a38-c735105267f8&#8243;},{&#8220;_type&#8221;:&#8221;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&#8221;,&#8221;html&#8221;:&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Netanyahu faces an election within 10 months, and the looming polls will influence his agenda<\/strong>, analysts say.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;,&#8221;elementId&#8221;:&#8221;ff6d5d48-59df-482e-bf2e-174448832267&#8243;},{&#8220;_type&#8221;:&#8221;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&#8221;,&#8221;html&#8221;:&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong>Everything is connected to [his] staying in power,<\/strong>\u201d said Yossi Mekelberg, a Middle East expert at London-based thinktank Chatham House.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;,&#8221;elementId&#8221;:&#8221;9c4f175f-fd74-4796-9435-60ce0a1f12ab&#8221;},{&#8220;_type&#8221;:&#8221;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&#8221;,&#8221;html&#8221;:&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Polls <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/politics-and-diplomacy\/article-881453\">show Netanyahu\u2019s current coalition <\/a>would struggle to form a government if elections were held now, with <strong>many voters angry<\/strong> over the failures that led to the Hamas raid of 2023, moves to continue the exemption of most ultra-Orthodox Jewish men from compulsory military service in Israel and a series of scandals, among other issues.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;,&#8221;elementId&#8221;:&#8221;f7a14f63-c548-4706-ba1b-8833d21b4fd1&#8243;},{&#8220;_type&#8221;:&#8221;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&#8221;,&#8221;html&#8221;:&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A close relationship with Trump would reinforce Netanyahu\u2019s appeal among undecided voters and his base, and this suggests any public disagreement between the two leaders is extremely unlikely, analysts 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Though the terms agreed for an initial phase have been largely completed, with Israel\u2019s forces pulling back to new positions and <strong>Hamas<\/strong> releasing all living and all but one of the dead hostages, immense challenges face the implementation of the second phase of the president\u2019s 20-point plan.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;,&#8221;elementId&#8221;:&#8221;99c3a1c8-ec85-4546-9dfd-fcc8bad86e84&#8243;},{&#8220;_type&#8221;:&#8221;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&#8221;,&#8221;html&#8221;:&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>There are also fears Israel will launch new offensives against <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/hezbollah\">Hezbollah<\/a><\/strong> in <strong>Lebanon<\/strong>, breaking a ceasefire established more than a year ago, or against <strong>Iran<\/strong>, which it accuses of accelerating the manufacture of ballistic missiles in recent months.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;,&#8221;elementId&#8221;:&#8221;f128e46c-c6a2-4188-841a-f624c7e3e71e&#8221;},{&#8220;_type&#8221;:&#8221;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&#8221;,&#8221;html&#8221;:&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>There are <strong>fears in the White House that both Israel and Hamas are dragging their feet on the second phase of the ceasefire<\/strong>. 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He may call for more US strikes on the Islamic republic.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;,&#8221;elementId&#8221;:&#8221;843b2a67-9067-4010-b624-c588b648b63c&#8221;},{&#8220;_type&#8221;:&#8221;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&#8221;,&#8221;html&#8221;:&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll have more over the coming hours.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;,&#8221;elementId&#8221;:&#8221;bb3080ce-c25f-4338-ba59-f27322b9b9d4&#8243;}],&#8221;attributes&#8221;:{&#8220;pinned&#8221;:true,&#8221;keyEvent&#8221;:true,&#8221;summary&#8221;:false},&#8221;blockCreatedOn&#8221;:1767019989000,&#8221;blockCreatedOnDisplay&#8221;:&#8221;09.53\u00a0EST&#8221;,&#8221;blockLastUpdated&#8221;:1767024667000,&#8221;blockLastUpdatedDisplay&#8221;:&#8221;11.11\u00a0EST&#8221;,&#8221;blockFirstPublished&#8221;:1767019989000,&#8221;blockFirstPublishedDisplay&#8221;:&#8221;09.53\u00a0EST&#8221;,&#8221;blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone&#8221;:&#8221;09.53&#8243;,&#8221;title&#8221;:&#8221;Donald Trump to meet Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago&#8221;,&#8221;contributors&#8221;:[],&#8221;primaryDateLine&#8221;:&#8221;Mon 29 Dec 2025 11.11 EST&#8221;,&#8221;secondaryDateLine&#8221;:&#8221;First published on Mon 29 Dec 2025 09.53 EST&#8221;}],&#8221;filterKeyEvents&#8221;:false,&#8221;id&#8221;:&#8221;key-events-carousel-mobile&#8221;,&#8221;renderingTarget&#8221;:&#8221;Web&#8221;,&#8221;serverTime&#8221;:1767024746365}&#8221;><span id=\"key-events-carousel-mobile\"><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p>Key events<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/gu-island><gu-island name=\"FilterKeyEventsToggle\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{\"filterKeyEvents\":false,\"id\":\"filter-toggle-mobile\"}\"><span id=\"filter-toggle-mobile\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><label id=\"src-component-14215_description\" data-component=\"filter-key-events\" data-link-name=\"filter-key-events-on\">Show key events only<\/p>\n<p><span>Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/label><\/p>\n<p><\/gu-island><\/span><\/p>\n<article id=\"block-6952723d8f0883df52b5a041\">\n<header>\n<h2>&#8216;Everything is connected to him staying in power&#8217;: Close relationship with Trump would boost election-facing Netanyahu<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/uploads\/2022\/08\/02\/Jason_Burke.png?width=300&#038;quality=85&#038;auto=format&#038;fit=max&#038;s=779d20f78704780e6979710404205573\" alt=\"Jason Burke\"><\/p>\n<p><span>Jason Burke<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<p>For <strong>Benjamin Netanyahu<\/strong>, a priority will be convincing <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong> to allow <strong>Israel<\/strong> to act to prevent <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/iran\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Iran<\/a><\/strong> from repairing the damage inflicted on its nuclear programme in its short war with Israel and the US this summer, or building its ballistic missile capabilities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Netanyahu faces an election within 10 months, and the looming polls will influence his agenda<\/strong>, analysts say.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong>Everything is connected to [his] staying in power,<\/strong>\u201d said Yossi Mekelberg, a Middle East expert at London-based thinktank Chatham House.<\/p>\n<p>Polls <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/politics-and-diplomacy\/article-881453\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">show Netanyahu\u2019s current coalition <\/a>would struggle to form a government if elections were held now, with <strong>many voters angry<\/strong> over the failures that led to the Hamas raid of 2023, moves to continue the exemption of most ultra-Orthodox Jewish men from compulsory military service in Israel and a series of scandals, among other issues.<\/p>\n<p>A close relationship with Trump would reinforce Netanyahu\u2019s appeal among undecided voters and his base, and this suggests any public disagreement between the two leaders is extremely unlikely, analysts said.<\/p>\n<p><em>Get the full story here:<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"a7c690b7-12ad-444a-b69e-1ee22fa214df\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\"><gu-island name=\"RichLinkComponent\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"idle\" props=\"{\"richLinkIndex\":6,\"element\":{\"_type\":\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\",\"prefix\":\"Related: \",\"text\":\"Netanyahu to meet Trump in US amid fears of Israeli regional offensives\",\"elementId\":\"a7c690b7-12ad-444a-b69e-1ee22fa214df\",\"role\":\"inline\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2025\/dec\/29\/netanyahu-to-meet-trump-in-us-amid-fears-of-israeli-regional-offensives\"},\"ajaxUrl\":\"https:\/\/api.nextgen.guardianapps.co.uk\",\"format\":{\"design\":11,\"display\":0,\"theme\":0}}\"><\/gu-island><\/figure>\n<article id=\"block-695271108f0883df52b5a035\">\n<header><\/header>\n<p>A reminder of the current winter in <strong>Gaza<\/strong> where most housing and infrastructure have been badly damaged or razed, and where in recent weeks heavy rain and cold temperatures have compounded the suffering.<\/p>\n<p>More than 70,000 Palestinian people, mostly civilians, were killed in Gaza during Israel\u2019s military assault on the territory, and almost all of its 2.3m population was displaced.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/12\/24\/world\/middleeast\/gaza-killings-israel-cease-fire.htm\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">About 400 Palestinian people have died<\/a> in Gaza since the October ceasefire, and huge numbers continue to live in conditions of acute hardship.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"d9e9896d-96df-4945-9999-26bbacd3171c\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\"><gu-island name=\"RichLinkComponent\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"idle\" props=\"{\"richLinkIndex\":3,\"element\":{\"_type\":\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\",\"prefix\":\"Related: \",\"text\":\"In Gaza we\u2019re trapped in an endless maze of waiting \u2013 for peace, for the deaths to stop and for our lives to begin again | Aya Al-Hattab\",\"elementId\":\"d9e9896d-96df-4945-9999-26bbacd3171c\",\"role\":\"inline\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2025\/dec\/26\/gaza-trapped-maze-peace-deaths-ceasefire-palestinians\"},\"ajaxUrl\":\"https:\/\/api.nextgen.guardianapps.co.uk\",\"format\":{\"design\":11,\"display\":0,\"theme\":0}}\"><\/gu-island><\/figure>\n<article id=\"block-695270b28f0883df52b5a034\">\n<header>\n<h2>Leaders to meet amid reported frustration among Trump officials with Israeli PM&#8217;s &#8216;stalling&#8217; peace process<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/uploads\/2022\/08\/02\/Jason_Burke.png?width=300&#038;quality=85&#038;auto=format&#038;fit=max&#038;s=779d20f78704780e6979710404205573\" alt=\"Jason Burke\"><\/p>\n<p><span>Jason Burke<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<p>Under the next stages of Trump\u2019s plan, an <strong>interim authority made up of<\/strong> <strong>nonaligned Palestinian technocrats is to govern the Palestinian territory<\/strong> instead of Hamas and an <strong>international stabilisation force (ISF)<\/strong> of thousands of troops is to be deployed.<\/p>\n<p>US officials have suggested the composition of the new authority could be announced in January.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/12\/26\/trump-netanyahu-meeting-gaza-mar-a-lago\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">US news outlet Axios<\/a> reported <strong>senior Trump officials were growing frustrated \u201cas Netanyahu has taken steps to undermine the fragile ceasefire and stall the peace process<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Analysts in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/israel\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Israel<\/a> and overseas agree.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong>There are more and more signs that the American administration is getting frustrated with Netanyahu<\/strong>,\u201d said Yossi Mekelberg, a Middle East expert at London-based thinktank Chatham House.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong>The question is what it\u2019s going to do about it, because phase 2 is right now going nowhere<\/strong>,\u201d Mekelberg added.<\/p>\n<p><em>Read Jason\u2019s full report here:<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"7da92886-00e4-47f3-8545-9e9bc60648c2\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\"><gu-island name=\"RichLinkComponent\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"idle\" props=\"{\"richLinkIndex\":7,\"element\":{\"_type\":\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\",\"prefix\":\"Related: \",\"text\":\"Netanyahu to meet Trump in US amid fears of Israeli regional offensives\",\"elementId\":\"7da92886-00e4-47f3-8545-9e9bc60648c2\",\"role\":\"inline\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2025\/dec\/29\/netanyahu-to-meet-trump-in-us-amid-fears-of-israeli-regional-offensives\"},\"ajaxUrl\":\"https:\/\/api.nextgen.guardianapps.co.uk\",\"format\":{\"design\":11,\"display\":0,\"theme\":0}}\"><\/gu-island><\/figure>\n<article id=\"block-69526ce78f0883df52b5a013\">\n<header>\n<h2>What is the tricky second phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal?<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<p>The first phase of the truce deal required that Hamas <strong>release the remaining hostages<\/strong>, both dead and alive, taken during its October 7, 2023 attack on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/israel\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Israel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The group has so far returned all the living captives and the remains of all but one.<\/p>\n<p>Under the second stage, <strong>Israel is supposed to withdraw from its positions in Gaza<\/strong>, <strong>while Hamas is supposed to lay down its weapons<\/strong>. But disarming is a major sticking point for the Islamist movement.<\/p>\n<p>An <strong>interim authority<\/strong> is meanwhile meant to govern the Palestinian territory, and an <strong>international stabilisation force (ISF) is to be deployed<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>But the deal is still tenuous. Both sides have alleged frequent ceasefire violations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Israel is continuing to strike Hamas targets in Gaza, as well as Hezbollah in Lebanon \u2013 despite there being a ceasefire there too<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"add0f6a9-1378-4159-b920-9f253da13853\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\">\n<div id=\"img-2\"><picture><source  media=\"(min-width: 660px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 660px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\"><source  media=\"(min-width: 660px)\"><source  media=\"(min-width: 320px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 320px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\"><source  media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Palestinian people walking in the rain past war-damaged buildings and makeshift shelters in Gaza City on Sunday.\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/e851a9253c7c3ee3ee9f0aa49ca5e4688d0a1dc0\/729_0_7200_5760\/master\/7200.jpg?width=465&#038;dpr=1&#038;s=none&#038;crop=none\" width=\"465\" height=\"372\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/picture><\/div><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\"><span><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\" \/><\/svg><\/span><span>Palestinian people walking in the rain past war-damaged buildings and makeshift shelters in Gaza City on Sunday.<\/span> Photograph: Jehad Alshrafi\/AP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<article id=\"block-695269268f0883df52b59ffc\">\n<header><\/header>\n<p>Further to our earlier post, <strong>Israeli<\/strong> government spokeswoman <strong>Shosh Bedrosian<\/strong> said <strong>Netanyahu<\/strong> <strong>would discuss the second phase of Gaza deal<\/strong>, <strong>as well as bring up the \u201cdanger Iran poses<\/strong> not only to the region of the Middle East, but the United States as well\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In recent months, Israeli officials and media have voiced concerns that Iran is rebuilding its ballistic missile arsenal after it came under attack during the 12-day war with Israel in June.<\/p>\n<p>But <strong>Sina Toossi<\/strong>, a researcher at the Center for International Policy (CIP) in Washington, told AFP Trump\u2019s insistence that US strikes in June destroyed Tehran\u2019s nuclear program had \u201cremoved Israel\u2019s most powerful historical justification for US support for war with Iran\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu\u2019s new focus on Iran\u2019s missiles is \u201can effort to manufacture a replacement casus belli\u201d, Toossi says.<\/p>\n<article id=\"block-695267b28f0883df52b59fe9\">\n<header><\/header>\n<p>The <strong>Gaza ceasefire<\/strong> in October is one of the major achievements of Trump\u2019s first year back in power, but his administration and regional mediators want to keep up the momentum.<\/p>\n<p>There are <strong>reports that Trump would be keen to announce \u2013 even as early as January \u2013 a Palestinian technocratic government for Gaza<\/strong>, <strong>and the deployment of an international stabilisation force<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Axios reported on Friday that Trump wanted to convene the first meeting of a new Gaza \u201cBoard of Peace\u201d that he would chair, at the Davos forum in Switzerland in January.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s global envoy <strong>Steve Witkoff<\/strong> and son-in-law <strong>Jared Kushner<\/strong> hosted senior officials from mediators <strong>Qatar<\/strong>, <strong>Egypt<\/strong> and <strong>Turkey<\/strong> in Miami earlier this month.<\/p>\n<article id=\"block-695262dc8f089326d9f0eb16\">\n<header>\n<h2>Donald Trump to meet Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<p>Good morning and welcome to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/us-politics\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">US politics<\/a> blog where the focus is squarely on international conflicts today.<\/p>\n<p>Just a day after hosting Ukraine\u2019s president <strong>Volodymyr<\/strong> <strong>Zelenskyy<\/strong>, Trump will host Israeli prime minister <strong>Benjamin Netanyahu<\/strong> at Mar-a-Lago <strong>at 1pm ET<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It is the fifth meeting between the two leaders in the US this year and comes amid <strong>concerns over progress on Trump\u2019s fragile <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/gaza\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Gaza<\/a> truce plan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu and Trump will meet in Florida amid <strong>growing fears <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/israel\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Israel<\/a> could launch new offensives against regional enemies<\/strong>, potentially plunging the Middle East further into instability.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli prime minister left <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/liveblog_entry\/netanyahu-takes-off-for-florida-ahead-of-trump-meet\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Israel on Sunday<\/a> on his fifth visit to see Trump in the US this year.<\/p>\n<p>High on the agenda will be the ceasefire in Gaza, which in October halted Israel\u2019s devastating two-year-long military assault. Though the terms agreed for an initial phase have been largely completed, with Israel\u2019s forces pulling back to new positions and <strong>Hamas<\/strong> releasing all living and all but one of the dead hostages, immense challenges face the implementation of the second phase of the president\u2019s 20-point plan.<\/p>\n<p>There are also fears Israel will launch new offensives against <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/hezbollah\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Hezbollah<\/a><\/strong> in <strong>Lebanon<\/strong>, breaking a ceasefire established more than a year ago, or against <strong>Iran<\/strong>, which it accuses of accelerating the manufacture of ballistic missiles in recent months.<\/p>\n<p>There are <strong>fears in the White House that both Israel and Hamas are dragging their feet on the second phase of the ceasefire<\/strong>. But Trump says Netanyahu has asked for these talks, perhaps to put pressure on shifting focus to Iran. He may call for more US strikes on the Islamic republic.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll have more over the coming hours.<\/p>\n<p><gu-island name=\"LiveBlogEpic\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"idle\" props=\"{\"sectionId\":\"us-news\",\"shouldHideReaderRevenue\":false,\"tags\":[{\"id\":\"us-news\/trump-administration\",\"type\":\"Keyword\",\"title\":\"Trump administration\"},{\"id\":\"us-news\/series\/us-politics-live\",\"type\":\"Series\",\"title\":\"US politics live\"},{\"id\":\"world\/benjamin-netanyahu\",\"type\":\"Keyword\",\"title\":\"Benjamin Netanyahu\"},{\"id\":\"us-news\/donaldtrump\",\"type\":\"Keyword\",\"title\":\"Donald Trump\"},{\"id\":\"us-news\/us-politics\",\"type\":\"Keyword\",\"title\":\"US politics\"},{\"id\":\"world\/israel\",\"type\":\"Keyword\",\"title\":\"Israel\"},{\"id\":\"world\/gaza\",\"type\":\"Keyword\",\"title\":\"Gaza\"},{\"id\":\"type\/article\",\"type\":\"Type\",\"title\":\"Article\"},{\"id\":\"tone\/minutebyminute\",\"type\":\"Tone\",\"title\":\"Minute by minute\"},{\"id\":\"tone\/news\",\"type\":\"Tone\",\"title\":\"News\"},{\"id\":\"profile\/frances-mao\",\"type\":\"Contributor\",\"title\":\"Frances Mao\",\"bylineImageUrl\":\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/uploads\/2025\/11\/24\/Frances_Mao.jpg?width=300&#038;quality=85&#038;auto=format&#038;fit=max&#038;s=947c6256a14c56bf363796b574cbed8e\",\"bylineLargeImageUrl\":\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/uploads\/2025\/11\/24\/Frances_Mao.png?width=300&#038;quality=85&#038;auto=format&#038;fit=max&#038;s=23f982fa2f7b1e831304fdb8b796d921\"},{\"id\":\"profile\/lucy-campbell\",\"type\":\"Contributor\",\"title\":\"Lucy Campbell\"},{\"id\":\"profile\/jasonburke\",\"type\":\"Contributor\",\"title\":\"Jason Burke\",\"bylineImageUrl\":\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/uploads\/2022\/08\/02\/Jason_Burke.jpg?width=300&#038;quality=85&#038;auto=format&#038;fit=max&#038;s=cb0094e64d3a2dae0af9eeb41d0986d6\",\"bylineLargeImageUrl\":\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/uploads\/2022\/08\/02\/Jason_Burke.png?width=300&#038;quality=85&#038;auto=format&#038;fit=max&#038;s=779d20f78704780e6979710404205573\"},{\"id\":\"tracking\/commissioningdesk\/us-news\",\"type\":\"Tracking\",\"title\":\"US News\"}],\"isPaidContent\":false,\"contributionsServiceUrl\":\"https:\/\/contributions.guardianapis.com\",\"pageId\":\"us-news\/live\/2025\/dec\/29\/trump-netanyahu-israel-gaza-live\",\"keywordIds\":\"us-news\/trump-administration,world\/benjamin-netanyahu,us-news\/donaldtrump,us-news\/us-politics,world\/israel,world\/gaza\",\"renderingTarget\":\"Web\"}\"><\/gu-island><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Trump to meet Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago Good morning and welcome to our US politics blog where the focus is squarely on international conflicts today. 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