SvennoJ on 29 December 2025
Trump threatens Hamas, warns Iran of more US strikes after Netanyahu talks
US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a news conference lunch
- Trump met Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago, where the US president praised the Israeli prime minister as a “hero” and threatened to attack Iran if the country moves to bolster its military capabilities.
- Trump also claimed that Israeli President Isaac Herzog would soon pardon Netanyahu of corruption charges. Herzog’s office released a statement saying he had not discussed the pardon request with Trump.
- Trump also waved away Israeli violations of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, instead warning there would be “hell to pay” if Hamas does not disarm.
- Trump added that the Lebanese group Hezbollah has been “behaving badly” when asked whether Israel could launch another war in Lebanon.
- The US president said he hopes Netanyahu will “get along” with the new government of Syria, despite Israel’s continued occupation of Syrian territory and repeated incursions.
- Netanyahu said Trump would be recognised with the annual Israel Prize.
In one sense, this is a victory for Netanyahu. He’s got the ear of Trump.
Before this meeting, everyone behind the scenes was saying the White House had had enough of Netanyahu and his foot-dragging on the Trump peace plan.
And now, after a quick meeting with Bibi, Trump is [basically] saying, “No, no, we’re not worried about Israel. They’re doing everything… look, in fact, they just gave me a lovely award.”
Yeah, Trump loves awards.
