The meeting between Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu was far from a routine encounter; it marked the starting signal for a comprehensive re-engineering of the Middle East. In practical terms, the specifics of what was agreed upon at Mar-a-Lago between U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remain unknown. Immediately after the meeting, Trump announced that mid-January would witness the declaration of the launch of the second phase of the Gaza agreement. Even within the Israeli military establishment, statements by Defence Minister Yoav Gallant opposing the second phase prior to the disarmament of the resistance and the recovery of the last hostage’s body have largely subsided. Israeli military leaders had long sought this deal to preserve Israel’s air superiority in light of a potential Saudi F-35 acquisition.

Source: Daily News Egypt January 07, 2026 19:22 UTC