Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with President Donald Trump today: It's the first meeting since the U.S. and Israel struck Iran, and the two leaders intend to talk through what sort of nuclear deal the U.S. should pursue with Iran, as well as what a possible ceasefire in Gaza could look like and how Trump could broker such a deal.
Israel and Hamas have agreed on short-term ceasefires in the past: a January–March ceasefire earlier this year, and a brief August 2024 pause in the fighting. Trump says he wants a more durable truce: a 60-day pause in the fighting during which a full stop to the war is negotiated.
"Hamas has insisted that any cease-fire plan must pave a path to a complete and lasting cessation of hostilities," reports The New York Times. But "Netanyahu…has insisted on a temporary cease-fire until Hamas's military wing and government are dismantled."
