Trump Meets Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago, Says Hamas Must Disarm Within a Short Period
President Donald Trump met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, on December 29 for a bilateral meeting and luncheon, and the two leaders then spoke to reporters together. Trump said the two reached conclusions on most issues with very little difference between them, and that Hamas would be given a very short period of time to disarm, warning that if it does not disarm as agreed, it will pay for it.
Trump said Israel has lived up to the ceasefire plan 100 percent and that he was not concerned about anything Israel was doing. Asked about Israeli troop withdrawal before Hamas is fully disarmed, he said that was another subject to be discussed separately. On the West Bank, he acknowledged the two sides do not agree 100 percent but said they would reach a conclusion. On Iran, he said he hoped Tehran was not trying to build up weapons stockpiles again, warning the United States would have no choice but to quickly eradicate such a buildup.
Netanyahu announced at the event that Israel will award the Israel Prize, which has never been awarded to a non-Israeli, to Trump, in appreciation for his enormous contribution to Israel and the Jewish people, and invited him to Israel on Independence Day. He said the U.S.-Israel partnership has been second to none and called the meeting very productive. It was the two leaders' sixth face-to-face meeting of 2025, a day after Trump hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the same estate.
Source: The White House
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Photo: 图：2025年4月，特朗普与到访的以色列总理内塔尼亚胡及美方官员在白宫椭圆办公室（资料照片）。白宫官方照片，公共领域，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Trump with visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. officials in the Oval Office in April 2025 (file photo). Official White House photo, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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