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The failed Israeli strike in Qatar was extraordinary because it was an attempt to kill the people they were negotiating to end a war with, in a place that has been the middleman to try to end the war.

The peace deal between Trump and Netanyahu is seen as unlikely to succeed due to Netanyahu's lack of intention to withdraw Israeli forces from Gaza.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with President Trump and planned to convene his government to sign off on the agreement, although initial statements from Israel didn't mention a troop withdrawal.

Donald Trump was able to put pressure on Bibi Netanyahu, which was something Joe Biden was criticized for not doing effectively. This move by Trump is seen as a significant shift in strategy.

Prime Minister Netanyahu is taking political risks by supporting the plan, which includes concessions not favored by his right-wing coalition.

Trump was willing to put pressure on Netanyahu in a way that President Biden was unwilling to do.

The real question then was, what is Netanyahu going to do? During these sessions, Netanyahu repeatedly tries to massage language of some of the proposals that would reduce Israel's commitments and also to create loopholes that might make it appear that Hamas was violating the deal.

Prime Minister Netanyahu is taking political risks by supporting the plan, which may not align with the right-wing bloc in Israel.

There is a concern that Netanyahu does not genuinely want the hostages back and may use the situation to justify continued military actions.

There's a lot of talk about Netanyahu caving, doing partial hostage deals. There's a lot of pressure for him to do so. Instead, he said, everybody comes out.