The addition of a press conference to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s White House meeting with US President Donald Trump raised speculation Monday that the Trump administration could be planning to announce that it has finalized its agreement for ending Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza and releasing the remaining hostages held there.

The meeting, Netanyahu’s fourth trip to the White House since Trump returned to office in January, will focus on the US president’s 21-point plan to end the Gaza war, set up a postwar governing mechanism, and bring home the 48 hostages held by terror groups, some 20 of whom are thought to be alive.

US special envoy Steve Witkoff held a roughly two-hour meeting with Netanyahu at his hotel in Washington on Sunday, where the top Trump aide worked to get Netanyahu on board despite the latter’s pushback regarding the proposal’s terms for Hamas’s disarmament and the role of the Palestinian Authority in postwar Gaza, a source familiar with the development told The Times of Israel.

Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law and former senior adviser, also participated in the meetings.

Hebrew media reported that the Witkoff meeting went well and that Netanyahu is likely to express his support for the plan when the two leaders meet on Monday at the White House.

But without Hamas’s approval, it’s unclear how significant an announcement of a deal would be.

One of the plan’s 21 points states that much of the agreement can move forward even if Hamas doesn’t agree, including the establishment of a new transitional government of Palestinian technocrats and an international stabilization force in areas cleared of Hamas’s presence — which includes the vast majority of the Strip.

However, without Hamas releasing the remaining 48 hostages, it’s unlikely that Israel will agree to halt its offensive in Gaza City and beyond.