Trump presses Netanyahu to act on Gaza peace plan in call after Israel's election

President Trump told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a phone call Thursday that he wants him to take steps to carry out Trump's Gaza peace plan, Axios reported Sunday. The outlet cited two sources with knowledge of the call ¹.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and Trump envoy Steve Witkoff also took part in the call ¹.

What the plan calls for

The plan calls for disarming Hamas and demilitarizing Gaza. It would also hand responsibility for governing the territory to a new Palestinian government of technical experts, known as a technocratic government ¹.

Axios says the roadmap has been on hold for months because of the Israeli elections held on Oct. 27 ¹. That means the call came after Israel's vote. Axios does not say it was tied to the U.S. midterm elections.

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A year ago, Israel and Hamas agreed to the first phase of Trump's 20-point plan. That led to a ceasefire in the Gaza war and the release of the last 20 living hostages taken in the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks ¹.

Who is working on it

Over the past three months, Trump's Board of Peace has worked with the Israeli government and military. The goal has been to refine details and address Israeli concerns about demilitarization in Gaza ¹.

Trump chairs the board. The Associated Press reported in January that it began as a small group of world leaders overseeing the Gaza ceasefire plan and has since widened its scope ². Trump has hinted it could mediate other global conflicts ².

Asked then whether the board would replace the United Nations, Trump said it might ². France's foreign minister, Jean-Noel Barrot, said no to an organization that would replace the U.N. ²

Netanyahu agreed in January to join the board. That reversed his office's earlier criticism of a Gaza executive committee that includes Turkey ². The move could put him at odds with far-right coalition allies such as Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who has criticized the board ².

What happens next

A day after the call, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, a Board of Peace member, visited Israel ¹.

A U.S. official told Axios: "The implementation will be difficult but we believe it is a good plan for Israel. Nevertheless we can't do it with one hand tied behind our back." ¹ The official was not named.

Axios does not report any new deadline, and it does not say how Netanyahu responded. Neither source says when Hamas would begin to disarm.

That matters because the plan's hardest steps, disarming Hamas and setting up a new government for Gaza, are the ones still undone. The ceasefire and the hostage releases came first ¹. Whether the White House can move Israel on the next phase is now the open question.

The Record

1. Jan 21, 2026AP reports Netanyahu agreed to join Trump's Board of Peace after his office had criticized its makeup ².
2. Oct 27, 2026Israel holds elections, which Axios says put the Gaza plan on hold for months ¹.
3. Nov 5, 2026Trump asks Netanyahu on a call to take steps to implement the Gaza plan, Axios reports ¹.
4. Nov 6, 2026Tony Blair visits Israel a day after the call ¹.

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Sources

1. Axios, “Scoop: Trump asked Netanyahu to move on Gaza peace plan in post-election call” (2026-11-08). axios.com/2026/11/08/trump-netanyahu-implement-gaza-peace-pl
2. AP, “Israel's Netanyahu agrees to join Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza, changing his public stance” (2026-01-21). live5news.com/2026/01/21/israels-netanyahu-agrees-join-trump

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