Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is heading to talks with President Trump against the backdrop of the hostage-prisoner exchange rounds, and these matters are interconnected. The White House discussions will naturally have regional depth, which we've already witnessed in the Gaza exchange rounds.

To understand what happened in Gaza, one must note the visit of the Emir of Qatar to Syria, the first ruler to congratulate the new regime. During the meeting between Qatar's Foreign Minister and the new Syrian Foreign Minister, the Qatari minister made a key statement — Syria is transitioning from the militia phase to the state phase, and to mark this change, Abu Mohammad al-Jolani crowned himself president, meaning: head of state, not head of an organization.

Iran isn't giving up on Syria, and Assad regime remnants have reorganized and begun attacking symbols of the new authority in Homs, as well as IDF forces in the new territory we entered following Assad's regime collapse.

We saw this in Gaza too. Recall that in the first exchange round, Hamas and Islamic Jihad appeared together, in a Gaza version of "Together We'll Win," which later proved to be a slogan masking deep disagreements that emerged later. Islamic Jihad remained loyal to Iran and Assad's Syria, while Hamas, under Khaled Mashal's leadership, is drifting toward Jolani's Syria.

How did we see this? In the second round, the Islamic Jihad leadership in Rafah threw out all of Hamas's "state symbols" and proudly displayed the old anarchistic militia culture. It almost ended in disaster, and in Saturday's round, Hamas removed Islamic Jihad — Gaza's "Together We'll Win" ended. The event was purely Hamas, presenting itself as Gaza's sole government, not just against Ramallah but also against Iran. As tensions in Syria between Iranian remnants and the new Muslim Brotherhood regime intensify, this will also affect Gaza, and it's possible that Hamas will turn a clenched fist toward Islamic Jihad, as has happened before.

When Trump and Netanyahu sit in the Oval Office to discuss the day after Hamas, the reality will be that the day after Hamas is Hamas, and the only chance to present an alternative to Hamas is opening the Rafah crossing in both directions.

In fact, there's already a faint beginning of a weak alternative that could be strengthened. It turns out the Emirates have already returned to Khan Yunis to rehabilitate the sewage system. The address is not Hamas but the municipality, and this could herald the establishment of a kind of "civilian" body "that isn't Hamas", but Hamas stands behind it, which could be the address for rehabilitation. The problem is that Ramallah doesn't want to depend on Hamas but rather receive exclusivity in rehabilitation. Hamas is willing to accept the formula that's beginning to develop from the Gaza sewage rehabilitation formula with the municipality, as if Hamas isn't involved. Currently, this goes through Kerem Shalom, which is Qatar's crossing, but if the Rafah crossing opens, the change challenging Hamas will shift — and it will face anti-Muslim Brotherhood Saudi Arabia, which is the next target for expanding the Abraham Accords, Trump's declared goal.

With Saudi Arabia comes Indonesia, which can provide two horizons for the Strip — first, an educational program from a Muslim country that doesn't educate for jihad but for personal empowerment and excellence, and which can absorb Gazans in large numbers.

Regarding Trump's intention to evacuate Gazans to Egypt and Jordan, it's too dangerous, and it's doubtful whether Israel has a real interest in implementing it. It might be a kind of temptation for Smotrich not to leave the government even if the war doesn't resume.

However, it's worth noting that the crossing has reopened toward Egypt, which is willing to accept Gaza patients, but mainly, as will become clear later, Hamas combat casualties.

Each patient and wounded person will be accompanied by 3 family members, meaning: we're already talking about tens of thousands crossing. Will Trump say that accepting these evacuees fulfills his demand, and after Smotrich is appeased and stays in the government, will Trump let the matter rest?

Many question marks still hang in the air, which may turn into exclamation points during the important White House meeting.