Dave Davies

I mean, you've said this isn't even really a peace agreement, right?

What is it?

Right.

Since the announcement last Friday, Hamas did release the living hostages and Israel did cease offensive military operations and withdrew behind a designated line in Gaza.

We'll talk about the longer term prospects in a bit.

But do you think that these conditions, I mean, the cessation of hostilities will hold over the coming weeks?

I want to talk about how we got here.

That is to say, how this agreement came together.

And I thought we'd begin by listening to another moment in President's speech to the Israeli Knesset Monday.

He's praising Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his role in the process.

And then he added this.

So all smiles there between Trump and Netanyahu.

But you've made the point that President Trump has done something presidents that you have known and worked with couldn't, and that is to rein in Israel, to bend it to his will in a way.

How was he able to do this?

Yeah, you know, for so long, it seemed that Trump would back Netanyahu no matter what.

I mean, he sent the U.S.

aircraft to drop bunker-busting bombs on Iran's underground nuclear facilities.

It seemed he was with Netanyahu lock, stock, and barrel.

That changed.

How did Trump make it clear to Netanyahu that things had to change?