{
  "id": 18990923,
  "title": "Scoop: Trump asked Netanyahu to move on Gaza peace plan in post-election call",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/scoop-trump-asked-netanyahu-to-move-on-gaza-peace-plan-in-post",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-08T17:59:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Axios",
    "slug": "axios",
    "url": "https://www.axios.com/2026/11/08/trump-netanyahu-implement-gaza-peace-plan"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Thursday, President Trump called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to encourage him to advance his Gaza peace plan, according to two sources familiar with the conversation. The roadmap outlined by Trump involves disarming Hamas, demilitarizing Gaza, and transferring governance to a new Palestinian technocratic administration. However, the plan has been dormant since Israel held elections on October 27. The Trump administration aimed to avoid making the implementation a contentious issue during the Israeli election campaign. President Trump had previously supported Netanyahu before the election. Now that the election is concluded, Trump is determined to proceed with his Gaza plan, irrespective of whether Netanyahu or his opposition party establishes a new government. The U.S. envoy to the talks, Jared Kushner, had previously discussed the possibility of Hamas disarming with Netanyahu. Over the past three months, Trump's Board of Peace has collaborated with the Israeli government and military to finalize the plan's specifics and address concerns about Hamas demilitarization. The Board of Peace presented a $2.45 billion, six-month initial recovery plan for Gaza at the U.N. General Assembly in September. Nonetheless, Israel and Hamas must cooperate for the plan to advance. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, along with Kushner and Trump envoy Steve Witkoff, also participated in the call between Trump and Netanyahu. Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, a member of the Board of Peace, visited Israel a day after the call to urge Netanyahu and other Israeli leaders to give the plan a chance.",
  "summary": "President Trump told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a phone call Thursday that he wants him to take steps to implement his Gaza peace plan , according to two sources with knowledge of the matter. Why it matters: The roadmap calls for disarming Hamas and demilitarizing Gaza, as well as transferring responsibility for governing the enclave to a new Palestinian technocratic…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}