Benjamin Netanyahu

That hasn't changed in the last few years, even as these countries have moved toward recognizing Palestine.

So while it's a very positive step for the Palestinians, without the U.S.

joining in, it still has its limits.

And so you saw that critical American role on display just this past Monday, when President Trump welcomed Prime Minister Netanyahu back to the White House.

And I have just concluded an important meeting on many vital issues, including... They came out and faced the TV cameras and presented a plan for Gaza, a Trump plan to end the war in Gaza.

It called on Hamas to give up their weapons, return the hostages immediately.

They would have no future role in the governance of Gaza.

Israel would remain a very strong military presence around the enclave.

So really very much a pro-Israel plan for Gaza.

With terms that we should note, Hamas has consistently said it would never accept.

Absolutely, that Hamas has ruled out unilaterally.

I should say, though, that our reporting shows many Gazans want Hamas to accept this deal, although a lot of people think it's a real long shot that Hamas ever would.

Well, it acknowledged that statehood was an aspiration of the Palestinian people.

And it suggested that one could envision the creation of a Palestinian state, subject to a number of conditions, including a reform of the Palestinian Authority.

But it left the timeline and the roadmap for all of this completely unclear.

Thank you very much.

And interestingly, the plan got, in the immediate aftermath, some pretty widespread support among Arab countries, but also among European countries, the very countries who, a week earlier, had formally recognized a Palestinian state.

I think really what this shows you is the desire among European countries and Arab countries for the U.S.

to remain engaged in the process.

I think the mere fact that they saw President Trump stepping forward with a plan with his name on it,