In addition to Gaza, Trump indicated plans to address issues in the occupied West Bank and potential threats posed by Iran. “President Trump has broken so many conventions to surprise people, so we decided to break a convention or create a new one,” Netanyahu said. “We’ve never had a friend like President Trump in the White House. “We’ve had a discussion, big discussion, for a long time on the West Bank, and I wouldn’t say we agree on the West Bank 100%,” Trump told CNN’s Kevin Liptak. In between bidding farewell to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and greeting Netanyahu, Trump spent Monday morning on the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Source: Egypt Independent December 30, 2025 14:53 UTC