Benjamin Netanyahu said the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire plan could begin once the body of the last hostage is returned and that he will meet Donald Trump by the end of December to review steps to end Hamas rule.Friedrich Merz said Germany will support reconstruction, is sending officers and diplomats to a U.S.-led coordination center and said Hamas must not play any role, and he and Netanyahu met former hostages Ziv Berman and Gali Berman during the visit.The second phase, backed by Trump's plan, would require
Hamas disarmament and demilitarization, deployment of an international force and withdrawal of the army, and Netanyahu said, "
Hamas must be dismantled."