Netanyahu arrives in Florida to meet Trump

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday arrived in Florida ahead of his meeting with US President Donald Trump. 

Netanyahu will meet Trump to discuss the next stage of the fragile Gaza truce plan, news agency AFP reported. 

Trump, who said Netanyahu had asked for the talks, is reportedly keen to announce a Palestinian technocratic government for Gaza and the deployment of an international stabilisation force as soon as January. 

Israeli government spokeswoman Shosh Bedrosian said Netanyahu would discuss the second phase, which involves making sure that "Hamas is disarmed, Gaza is demilitarised".

AFP reported that Netanyahu will also try to "shift the focus on to Iran" during his fifth meeting in the US with Trump this year, amid reports he will push for more US strikes on Tehran's nuclear programme.

Netanyahu is wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes against humanity. 

Abdullah Hammoud, the mayor of Dearbon in Michigan, has said that Dearborn police would arrest Netanyahu if he entered the city, calling on other cities to do the same.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has made similar comments, vowing to arrest Netanyahu before he became mayor.