PM said to tell Vance he’s open to advancing Gaza plan, with some reservations

During his meeting today with US Vice President JD Vance, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed willingness to assist in implementing the next stages of Washington’s Gaza ceasefire plan, Channel 12 reports, citing American and Israeli officials familiar with the discussions.

According to those officials, Vance urged Netanyahu to give Washington time to roll out the plan, to which the premier responded by showing a readiness to cooperate in the coming phases.

In a separate report, the network says that Netanyahu outlined several red lines to the US in recent days, including absolute opposition to any Turkish presence in Gaza and to the Palestinian Authority or Hamas playing a governing role there “the day after” the war. He is also said to have insisted that a full IDF withdrawal could only take place after Hamas is fully disarmed and the Strip demilitarized.

An Israeli security official tells the network that Washington views Turkey as essential to the plan’s success and sees no viable alternative to eventual Palestinian Authority involvement, a point that could force Netanyahu into compromise as Washington’s pressure increases.

A source close to US President Donald Trump tells the network that Trump is pleased that “the United States has so far managed to keep both sides in line,” referring to Israel and Hamas.

The network adds that Trump’s envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, departed Israel for Riyadh late last night, where they met with senior Saudi officials to further rally support for the deal. From Riyadh, they continued to Abu Dhabi today for meetings with Emirati officials toward the same goal. Flight tracking data appears to corroborate the report.

According to the network, these meetings are aimed at mobilizing financial, military, and diplomatic backing from Arab states for the deal.