Netanyahu Expects to Move to Next Phase of Gaza Plan Soon

Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and Friedrich Merz during a joint press conference in Jerusalem on Dec. 7.Photographer: Ariel Schalit/AFP/Getty Images

Israel expects to move to the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire plan soon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday, adding that he would discuss “opportunities for peace” with President Donald Trump when he meets him later this month.

“We very shortly expect to move to the second phase, which is more difficult, or equally difficult,” Netanyahu said, speaking at a joint press conference in Jerusalem with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. “We’re almost there.”