Analysis: America's 51st state? US pressure comes to bear on Israel
US officials pressured Israel to uphold a US-backed Gaza ceasefire, demonstrating Washington's leverage over Israel and prompting claims of Israeli subservience.
Trump's strong-arming of Netanyahu led to a deal. He must sustain that pressure | Mohamad Bazzi
Donald Trump used U.S. leverage to force Netanyahu into a ceasefire and brokered a first-phase Gaza deal exchanging hostages for prisoners and partial troop withdrawal.