Israel Hayom newspaper, quoting an unnamed source, said Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed in a phone call this week on a rapid end to the war in Gaza, perhaps within two weeks. Israel Hayom said the deal could expand the Abraham Accords with Israel's Arab neighbours to include Saudi Arabia and Syria.

But that is what happened in the middle of the night on June 23rd, the 12th day of a war between Israel and Iran. Donald Trump announced the end of the war on social media (where else?), saying that the combatants had begged him to make peace.

Israel’s military chief of general staff, Eyal Zamir, revealed that Israeli commandos had operated on the ground in Iran throughout the 12-day war. “The forces operated covertly deep in enemy territory and created operational freedom for us,