On December 29, President Donald Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. The encounter was their sixth since Trump returned to office on January 20, 2025. During a press briefing, Trump indicated that he and Netanyahu are aligned on the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire plan and warned Hamas that there would be “hell to pay” if it does not disarm within a “very short period.” Trump also repeated his claim that other countries are willing to disarm Hamas. While Trump has said this several times in recent months, no country has yet announced plans to join the International Stabilization Force contained in his peace plan for Gaza. Trump claimed that Israeli President Isaac Herzog had told him that a pardon for Netanyahu, who is facing a corruption trial, was “on its way,” an assertion that Herzog later denied.