The Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem on Friday flatly denied claims published in Israel Hayom that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a high-level conversation with President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer about establishing a Palestinian state.
The PMO stated: “The conversation described in the article in [Israel Hayom on Thursday] did not take place. Israel was not presented with the political proposal supposedly described in the article, and it obviously did not agree to it.”
The Israel Hayom report, citing anonymous sources, claimed that the four leaders spoke by phone shortly after the American airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities on June 22, codenamed “Operation Midnight Hammer.”
The article described the participants as “euphoric” over the operation’s success, following on from Israel’s sustained aerial bombardment of high-value human and infrastructure targets, and claimed the conversation pivoted to a far-reaching regional strategy.
This included an expanded Abraham Accords framework, Gaza war termination within two weeks, Arab-led governance in Gaza, and a conditional Israeli endorsement of a future two-state solution.
According to the article, the plan also involved exile for Hamas leadership, global resettlement options for Gaza residents, and eventual U.S. recognition of limited Israeli sovereignty in parts of Judea and Samaria.
It further alleged that Trump had pressured Netanyahu to conclude military operations in Gaza and grew irate when Israeli airstrikes in Iran continued after his ceasefire announcement.
The Prime Minister’s Office categorically rejected these claims, emphasizing that no such political plan was presented to or agreed upon by Israel.
The denial follows growing speculation in Israeli media over behind-the-scenes coordination between Jerusalem and Washington following the U.S airstrikes on Iran.
However, officials in both capitals have remained tight-lipped about diplomatic discussions related to Gaza and broader peace efforts.
On Thursday night, Netanyahu reiterated in an X post that Israel’s actions against Iran created an “opportunity for a dramatic expansion of the peace agreements,” with particular reference to expanding the Abraham Accords.
