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Meeting Netanyahu, Trump says phase 2 of Gaza plan will start ASAP, but Hamas must be disarmed
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleLazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
US President Donald Trump greets Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his Mar-a-Lago club, December 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Florida. (AP/Alex Brandon)
Asked how quickly he’d like to see a transition to phase two of his Gaza peace plan, US President Donald Trump tells reporters, “As quickly as we can.”
“But there has to be a disarmament. We have to disarm with Hamas. It’s one of the things we’ll talk about,” Trump says, while standing alongside Netanyahu outside the Mar-a-Lago resort.
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