Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Trump are expected to meet next week in Washington, making him the first foreign leader to visit to the White House since Trump returned to office.
The White House confirmed Netanyahu had accepted the invite for the Feb. 4 meeting.
Netanyahu’s visit comes amid a temporary ceasefire deal in Gaza, which was reached just as former President Biden was leaving office, between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas. The agreement, which Trump and Biden both took credit for, brought a pause in fighting to the more than 15-month-long war.
In a letter from the White House, Trump said he looks forward to discussing how the U.S. “can bring peace to Israel and its neighbors,” and how they can work together to “counter our shared adversaries.”
The prime minister and Trump met last July at his Mar-a-Lago estate, as the president’s campaign ramped up.
We need to find a way to protect Bibi from the International Kangaroo Kourt, which wants to jail him. But not the Ayatollah or any of the terror chieftains.