Trump to host Netanyahu at White House on December 29: Israeli government

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On December 29, 2025, US President Donald Trump will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House. An Israeli government spokesperson announced the meeting, stating the leaders will discuss the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire. Netanyahu indicated the talks will focus on ending Hamas governance in Gaza, ensuring adherence to the ceasefire plan, and establishing an international stabilization force. The second phase of the ceasefire, concerning post-war governance, is expected to be more challenging than the initial phase, which involved prisoner exchanges and Israeli withdrawal from parts of Gaza. Despite a US-brokered ceasefire since October 10, there have been numerous Israeli violations and Palestinian deaths in Gaza.

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The duo will discuss phase two of Gaza ceasefire, which concerns governance of the enclave.

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Trump will host Netanyahu at the White House on December 29.

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Israeli forces have killed at least 360 Palestinians in the enclave since the ceasefire began.

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A US-brokered ceasefire in Gaza has mostly held since October 10.

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The second phase of the ceasefire will be “more difficult”.

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Israel’s prime minister has said the duo will discuss ‘difficult’ phase two of Gaza ceasefire, which concerns governance of the enclave.Published On 8 Dec 2025United States President Donald Trump will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on December 29, according to an Israeli government spokesperson.The announcement on Monday did not provide any further details of the planned meeting, which the pair had tentatively announced last week.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Netanyahu will win again, because in Israel, ‘there is none like him’list 2 of 3Five key takeaways from Trump’s National Security Strategylist 3 of 3Gaza ceasefire deal at a ‘critical moment’, mediator Qatar saysend of listIt came a day after Netanyahu said he expected to discuss the second phase of the ceasefire in Gaza with Trump, as well as “opportunities for peace” in the region.“The prime minister will meet with President Trump on Monday, December 29; they will discuss the future steps and phases and the international stabilisation force of the ceasefire plan,” Israeli government spokesperson Shosh Bedrosian said in an online briefing to reporters.On Sunday, Netanyahu said the focus of the meeting would be on ending Hamas governance in Gaza and ensuring it fulfilled its “commitment” to the ceasefire plan, which calls for demilitarisation of the enclave. He added that the second phase of the ceasefire will be “more difficult”.Despite more than 590 Israeli violations, a US-brokered ceasefire in Gaza has mostly held since October 10. Israeli forces have killed at least 360 Palestinians in the enclave since the ceasefire began, raising the overall death toll to over 70,000.The first phase of the ceasefire related mainly to the exchange of Israeli captives and Palestinians held by Israel, as well as Israel’s withdrawal from parts of Gaza.Phase two of the deal would concern post-war governance, a deeply thorny issue that remains largely unresolved, with only a vague US road map.

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