During his election campaign, President-elect Donald Trump pledged to prioritize ending the conflicts involving Israel, Palestine, and Lebanon, and in July 2024, Trump made clear his desire for Israel to conclude its military operations in Gaza, to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by the time he assumed the presidency.

Analysis: Now that Hezbollah and Israel have agreed to a truce, the question remains of where that leaves Hamas and the war in Gaza, where authorities say 44,000 people have been killed.