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.”

Under Trump’s proposal for Gaza, troops from several Muslim-majority nations, including Indonesia and Azerbaijan, would join an International Stabilization Force working with Egypt and Israel to help maintain order as the Israel Defence Forces withdraw from the Gaza Strip. The plan also envisions a transitional government to

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