"Standing next to Donald Trump on Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged that he had accepted the plan put forward by the United States president to end Israel's war on Gaza. But a few hours later and this time speaking in Hebrew rather than English Netanyahu couched that agreement, telling his domestic audience that he definitely had not agreed to a Palestinian state and the Israeli military would remain in most of Gaza."
"On paper, Trump's 20-point plan fulfils many of Israel's stated war aims: the return of Israeli captives, the dismantling of Hamas as a military and political force, and the creation of a temporary international administration in Gaza unlikely to threaten Israel. But agreeing to any deal has political and personal costs for Netanyahu, who has kept his government together largely because of his insistence that the war continue. Is he finally ready to end a conflict that has killed more than 66,000 Palestinians? Or will he find another way to prolong the war?"
"'Look at me,' he can say. I fought the war. I destroyed all of Gaza. I went further than anyone ever thought possible. I have proven my devotion to Israel and its security, but now it's time for cooler heads to prevail.' This isn't about facts. It's about narrative, Goldberg added."
Netanyahu publicly pledged acceptance of Trump's plan to end the war in Gaza but later told a Hebrew audience he had not agreed to a Palestinian state and said the Israeli military would remain in most of Gaza. Trump's 20-point plan meets many Israeli war aims: returning captives, dismantling Hamas as both a military and political force, and creating a temporary international administration in Gaza seen as unlikely to threaten Israel. Accepting a deal would impose political and personal costs on Netanyahu, who has kept his government intact by insisting the war continue. The plan could allow him to claim wartime victory ahead of elections.
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