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December 31, 2025

The Latest Summit Was a Win for Israel

The IDF won’t withdraw until Hamas lays down its weapons.

Media outlets reported yesterday that Israel and the U.S. agreed to give Hamas a two-month deadline to disarm, although how this will be enforced remains unclear. Likewise, we can’t know exactly what was said in the closed-door meeting between Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday. But, in Amit Segal’s evaluation, their public statements suggest that the prime minister got 90 percent of what he wanted: 

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