Benjamin Netanyahu

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,

willing to be heavily engaged and visibly engaged for them was a huge positive.

I think they feel that they can work out the details, many of which they may not particularly like as the process unfolds.

But what's vital is for Trump to be involved.

So the image of him standing next to Netanyahu saying he wants to play this role, that was worthy of their support.

And that's why I think he got the kind of show of support that he did.

And then immediately after his meeting with President Trump, Prime Minister Netanyahu, speaking to a domestic audience, said in Hebrew, Don't worry, this is never going to happen.

Well, you're right to say that Netanyahu was talking out of both sides of his mouth.