Overview
- An Israeli official said Benjamin Netanyahu will depart on Dec. 28 and plans to meet President Donald Trump in Florida on Dec. 29.
- Netanyahu intends to tell Trump that Israel will not advance to Phase B of the Gaza plan unless Hamas fully disarms and the last hostage, Ran Gvili, is returned.
- Israeli officials say Netanyahu will present intelligence that Iran is rebuilding its ballistic missile program and will seek a U.S. green light for potential military action.
- The agenda shared with the press pool lists a meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and outreach events with Jewish and evangelical leaders in the Miami area.
- Mediators describe the Gaza ceasefire as fragile with slow progress toward Phase B, while Israeli authorities reviewed a veiled online threat from the Iranian hacker group Handala referencing Netanyahu’s flight.