(UPDATE) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was set to meet United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday, as Israel and Hamas say they are ready for negotiations on a new phase in their fragile Gaza ceasefire.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was set to meet United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday, as Israel and Hamas say they are ready for negotiations on a new phase in their fragile Gaza ceasefire.Netanyahu, the first foreign leader to visit the White House since Trump returned to power last month, will discuss the truce's future and efforts to end the war in Gaza.
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington, D.C., on July 25, 2024; and then-Republican White House candidate Donald Trump in Flint, Michigan, on Sept. 17, 2024.
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