Israel's war with Hamas, which has left much of Gaza devastated, was sparked when Hamas crossed into Israel on 7 October 2023, killing around 1,200 Israelis and taking around 250 hostages.
However, Israel has said it will not agree to a complete withdrawal until Hamas's military and political capabilities are eliminated - while Hamas has countered that it will not hand over the final hostages until Israel removes all its troops from Gaza.
During the first 42-day phase of the deal, which began on 19 January, Hamas has been gradually releasing 33 Israeli hostages captured during its rampage into Israel on 7 October 2023 in exchange for the return of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.
But the Arab world has rejected Mr Trump's idea, with Saudi Arabia saying Mr Netanyau's remarks "aim to divert attention from the successive crimes committed by the Israeli occupation against our Palestinian brothers in Gaza, including the ethnic cleansing they are being subjected to".
Little progress has emerged in negotiating the second phase of the deal, which is supposed to see all Israeli hostages released in return for a complete Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.
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