Netanyahu says talks with Trump's 'Board of Peace' are 'deep and constructive'

In a statement to X on Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said that his meeting with Trump's "Board of Peace" had "deep and constructive discussions". The statement said that they agreed to establish "two working groups": "one on disarmament and demilitarisation of Gaza" and the other for "sanitation, clean water and other public health issues for the people of Gaza". Israeli President Isaac Herzog also added in a post on X on Monday that he was "grateful" for the ongoing efforts of the Board of Peace delegation led by US special envoy and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner "to advance to the next stages in Gaza, in accordance with President Trump's 20-Point Plan". "I was impressed that Israel’s security interests are an important and central element of their plan," he said. I met with U.S. Special Envoy @JaredKushner, Board of Peace High Representative @NMladenov, and their teams at the President's Residence in Jerusalem today. I am grateful for their ongoing efforts to advance to the next stages in Gaza, in accordance with President Trump's… pic.twitter.com/xtYU92ZPfw — יצחק הרצוג Isaac Herzog (@Isaac_Herzog) August 17, 2026