Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump will meet on December 29, the Prime Minister's Office confirmed on Monday.
"They will discuss the future steps and phases, and the International Stabilization Force of the ceasefire plan," Prime Minister's Office spokesperson Shosh Bedrosian clarified during a press conference on Monday.
"We are almost finished with Phase I of the ceasefire plan," Bedrosian cited Netanyahu as saying.
Phase II will "disarm Hamas and demilitarize Gaza," Bedrosian affirmed, after stating that Netanyahu said this phase would begin as soon as Phase I finishes and the remains of the final hostage, St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili, are returned.
The two leaders spoke last Monday, the PMO confirmed at the time.
During that phone call, they "stressed the importance and obligation of disarming Hamas and demilitarizing the Gaza Strip, and discussed expanding the peace agreements."
Netanyahu praised the United Nations Security Council's (UNSC) vote to implement Trump's Gaza peace plan, thanking the president and his team for their efforts to secure the deal, the PMO posted to X/Twitter on November 18.
"The State of Israel and PM Netanyahu applaud President [Donald Trump] and his tireless and devoted team," the post read. "The courage and sacrifice of our brave soldiers, along with President Trump’s diplomatic efforts, helped bring home all of the living hostages and most of the deceased ones."
"We believe that President Trump‘s plan will lead to peace and prosperity because it insists upon full demilitarization, disarmament, and the deradicalization of Gaza," including, the PMO added, receiving the remains of the deceased hostages left in Gaza "with no delay."
Herzog: 'I respect Trump’s Netanyahu pardon request, but Israel is a sovereign state'
President Isaac Herzog said that while he respected Trump’s request for him to pardon Netanyahu, “Israel, naturally, is a sovereign country, and we fully respect the Israeli legal system and its requirements,” during an interview with Politico that was published on Saturday.
Herzog added that he would only act “in the best interest of the Israeli people” and would consider that matter carefully. He said the prime minister “has to submit an application, a request, and if and when it will happen, it will be, of course, considered duly.”
Miriam Sela-Eitam and Jerusalem Post Staff contributed to this report.