Michelle Kellerman

Now, the deal was that they would go to phase two once all the Israeli hostages are out, but there is still the body of one Israeli police officer there.

who was killed in the October 7th attack.

Hamas says the people who knew where that body was have since been killed.

The Israelis say they don't think Trump should move forward until the body is returned.

And Hamas agrees to disarm.

So that's where things are kind of stuck for the moment.

Well, Israeli officials say that there's no signs that Hamas is ready to disarm.

So that's one thing they want is to keep the pressure on Hamas to keep its end of the bargain.

The same is true in Lebanon, where Hezbollah remains a threat.

And then there's Iran.

You can remember that President Trump ordered massive strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities this year.

Well, the Israelis now say that Iran is building up its ballistic missile stockpile.

So Netanyahu wants to keep Trump on his side on all three of these fronts.

Well, one thing to watch is whether he's going to announce his board of peace or any of the steps toward getting an international force into Gaza.

One Israeli analyst who was a national security advisor under previous prime ministers, Eyal Hulata, says that, you know, Trump's approach has been in the past, announce big things before they're a reality.

So we'll see if it can do that trick again.

The Israelis are also very conscious of the criticism they're facing from parts of Trump's MAGA movement.

So that's something else that's driving Netanyahu to speak directly to Trump today.

He needs this relationship for his own domestic purposes.

Yeah, I mean, the Israelis say that that's a stable Muslim region that's been autonomous for more than 30 years.