The negotiations until now: the delegation was headed by,
1. Mossad head David Barnea,
2. Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) chief Ronen Bar,
3. and IDF Major-General (ret.) Nitzan Alon.

Going forward, the two figures that will take charge of the negotiations are,
1. Netanyahu himself and
2. Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, who has close ties to the Trump administration.

The way the Prime Minister’s Office explained the change is that since the phase two talks will be more diplomatic in nature, relating to,
1. the continuation or conclusion of the war in Gaza,
2. as well as the day after in the enclave,
3. all of which could influence a potential normalization deal with Saudi Arabia –
4. these particular talks will need to be handled by the diplomatic echelon, rather than the defensive one.

Critics note that Netanyahu’s decision to seize control of the negotiations could actually,
1. endanger phase two,
2. and may even affect the current phase one,
3. with the decisions made being “[necessarily] political.”

Netanyahu knows this meeting is crucial; Israeli officials would like to,
1. reach a consensus with Trump on the talks
2. and the question of the resumption of fighting.

A diplomatic source said, “Trump doesn’t like complicated ideas or ways to achieve goals.

Israel will need to convince the president that there is a way to release more hostages without ending the war… that’s the main goal of [Netanyahu] – to [lay out] a path that is fast and simple to achieve this goal.”