"Over the course of five calls this past weekend the president reportedly pushed the plan, making minor tweaks per Netanyahu's request before laying down an ultimatum. Trump told Bibi in no uncertain terms: Take it or leave it. And leave it means we walk away from you,' a source told Axios, adding that the president told Netanyahu he wanted a clear yes and not a yes, but."
"The calls came after a chaotic chain of events that began three weeks earlier when Israel carried out a strike in Doha, Qatar, targeting Hamas leaders. The move enraged Qatar, collapsed mediation efforts, and united Arab leaders in condemnation of Netanyahu. But for Trump advisers Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, the crisis became an opening to draft a sweeping ceasefire and post-war plan."
President Donald Trump pressured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to accept a 21-point Gaza ceasefire and post-war plan, warning that failure to give a clear yes would prompt the United States to walk away from Israel. Trump made five calls over a weekend, offering minor tweaks and an ultimatum: Take it or leave it, and promising full backing to continue fighting Hamas if Israel accepted the plan and Hamas rejected it. The plan emerged after an Israeli strike in Doha collapsed mediation, and was shaped by advisers including Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, drawing on ideas tied to Tony Blair and winning cautious approval from several Arab states.
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