Trump suggests Netanyahu wants to resume war in Gaza

Driving the news: White House envoy Steve Witkoff met on Thursday in Miami with Netanyahu's confidant Ron Dermer who is leading the Israeli negotiations team in the second phase of the hostage-release and ceasefire deal.

• Witkoff also spoke on the phone on Thursday with the Prime Minister of Qatar who is the key mediator with Hamas.
• But there are no signs at the moment that the parties are close to an agreement on the second phase of the deal or to extend the current phase.
• On Thursday, the Israel Defense Forces said Hamas returned an "anonymous, unidentified body" as part of the hostage release, instead of the remains of Shiri Bibas, and called it a "grave violation of the agreement."

What they're saying: "He is not torn. He wants to go in. He is just so angry at what happened yesterday and he should be," Trump told Brian Kilmeade on FOX News Radio when asked about Netanyahu's plan about the war.

• Trump called Hamas' handling of the hostages bodies and the killing of the two Bibas family children while in captivity "barbaric."
• The president was asked in the interview whether he would prefer that Netanyahu completes the second phase of the hostage deal or resume the war and replied that he would be okay either way.
• "Sometime you have to make a decision. It's a rough decision," he said.
• Netanyahu has said Israel won't allow Hamas to stay in control of Gaza and committed to dismantling the organization.

Zoom in: On Thursday Hamas transferred the bodies of Israeli hostages to Israel as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal. It was the first time since the Oct. 7 attack that Hamas has returned the remains of dead hostages to Israel.

• Hamas said it transferred the bodies of the Bibas family. Shiri Bibas was 33 years old when she was kidnapped from her home with her two children, 4-year-old Ariel and 9-month-old Kfir. However, the IDF said DNA from the body believed to be Shiri Bibas didn't match that of any of the hostages.
• On Friday, Hamas said there was a mistake in the transfer of Shiri Bibas' body and that it would investigate the issue and remedy it.
• On Friday evening local time, Hamas said it transferred the body of Shiri Bibas to the Red Cross. The remains were identified as belonging to her, according to a statement from Kibutz Nir Oz where the family lived.
• Hamas is supposed to release six living hostages on Saturday as part of the ceasefire deal.

IDF spokesperson Daniel Hagari said on Friday that Ariel and Kfir Bibas "were brutally murdered" by their captives, claiming they "killed them with their bare hands." Hagari added that Israel shared the findings with its partners around the world, including the Trump administration.

• Hamas denied Hagari's claim.

The big picture: Trump said in the interview that he was surprised by Egypt and Jordan's negative response to his "Gaza takeover" plan.

• He said for the first time that he is not going to force countries in the region to accept his plan, which includes the displacement of 2 million Palestinians from Gaza.
• "I will just sit back and recommend it ... another way to do it is with people there but I don't think it would work. I like my plan," Trump said.
• On Thursday during an economic conference in Miami, Witkoff said the "Gaza Riviera" plan is not aimed at evicting Palestinians from the enclave.
• "When the president talks about this, it means he wants to shake up everyone's thinking, and think about what is compelling and what is the best solution for the Palestinian people," Witkoff said.

What to watch: On Friday, the leaders of Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Egypt and Jordan met in Riyadh to discuss an alternative plan that doesn't include displacing Palestinians from Gaza.

Editor's note: This story has been updated with additional details.