President Trump told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a phone call Thursday that he wants him to take steps to implement his Gaza peace plan, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter.

Why it matters: The roadmap calls for disarming Hamas and demilitarizing Gaza, as well as transferring responsibility for governing the enclave to a new Palestinian technocratic government. But it has been on hold for months because of the Israeli elections held on Oct. 27.

The Trump administration did not want implementation of the plan to become a politically explosive issue during the Israeli election campaign.

Trump endorsed Netanyahu shortly before the election.…