While UN and European officials hope that a cease-fire deal would help ease suffering among the Strip’s population, Israelis worry that as in the

Former U.S. Amb. to Israel Tom Nides discusses President Donald Trump’s upcoming meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israel-Hamas conflict on ‘The Story’.

Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, met several times with President Trump, amid rising hopes of a cease-fire in Gaza, but there are still obstacles to a truce with Hamas.

Israel – with US assistance at the very end – had pulled off a staggering strike on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure. Operation Rising Lion had reasserted Israeli deterrence, garnered international admiration, and handed Netanyahu a signature moment of strength both domestically and on the world stage.

The talks, mediated by Qatar, the US, and Egypt, have reportedly stalled over two major sticking points: how humanitarian aid would be distributed during the ceasefire and whether Israeli forces would withdraw from areas of Gaza currently under military control.

Israeli media reports that the country's defense minister has outlined plans to pack hundreds of thousands of Palestinians into a closed zone of the Gaza Strip along the border with Egypt.

Senior strategic analyst Gen. Jack Keane (Ret.) discusses Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's threat to resume fighting if a deal is not reached and reports that some of Iran's enriched uranium survived the attacks.