Trump wants Egypt's Sisi in US when Netanyahu visits during Christmas: Report

US President Donald Trump wants Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to attend meetings in Florida at Mar-a-Lago when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is there, according to a report by Channel 12.

The report does not say whether Sisi will meet with Netanyahu, a move which would make him the first Arab leader to do so since 7 October 2023.

The report said that Trump wants Sisi in Florida in order to hash out "a strategic Gaza-related arrangement".

Trump's peace plan for Gaza has stalled, with no international stabilisation force deployed. Israel has consistently violated the ceasefire by striking Gaza and choking aid into the enclave.

Hamas has yet to disarm, which is one of the elements of Trump's 20 point plan for Gaza.

The report added that Trump wants to announce the transition to the second phase of the Gaza plan before Christmas.

According to Channel 12, that includes a "civil administration model" for Rafah. The southern region of Gaza, which is occupied by Israeli troops, has been discussed as a spot for so-called temporary safe communities for pre-screened Palestinians. 

Arab and Muslim states are opposed to partitioning the Gaza Strip.