Trump presses Netanyahu to implement Gaza peace plan

President Donald Trump told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a phone call on Thursday that he wants him to take steps to implement the Gaza peace plan, which has been on hold for months during the Israeli election period.

Why it matters: The call is the first reported US pressure on Netanyahu to restart the plan since Israel's October 27 elections produced a new government formation process under Gadi Eisenkot, and it sets Washington's expectation before that coalition exists.

Data as of Axios report of November 8, 2026, read in full via the estate browser route, citing two unnamed sources with knowledge of the call; single sourced, with no statement from either leader's office and no reply from Netanyahu reported, so it ships at grade C. Developing item.

President Donald Trump told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a phone call on Thursday, November 5, that he wants him to take steps to implement his Gaza peace plan, Axios reported, citing two sources with knowledge of the matter. The plan calls for disarming Hamas, demilitarising Gaza and transferring responsibility for governing the enclave to a new Palestinian technocratic government.

Axios said implementation has been on hold for months because of the Israeli elections held on October 27. The report carried no specific steps, dates or conditions, and no response from Netanyahu.

Trump presses Netanyahu to implement Gaza peace plan

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