President Donald Trump has invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House next week for the first foreign visit of Trump's second term. The meeting coincides with ongoing efforts to maintain a ceasefire in Gaza, with talks on a more challenging second phase aiming to end the 15-month war. Netanyahu seeks to strengthen his relationship with Trump and secure continued military aid, while also pushing for greater pressure on Iran and progress towards a normalization agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia.
WADI GAZA , Gaza Strip — President Donald Trump has invited Israel i Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House next week as the first foreign leader to visit in Trump 's second term, Netanhayu and the White House said Tuesday.
The meeting on Feb. 4 is a chance for Netanyahu, under pressure at home, to remind the world of the support he has received from Trump over the years, and to defend Israel's conduct of the war. Last year, the two men met face-to-face for the first time in nearly four years at Trump’s Florida Mar-a-Lago estate.
Even before taking office this month, Trump was sending his special Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, to the region to apply pressure along with the Biden administration to get the current Gaza ceasefire achieved. Trump this week suggested that Egypt and Jordan take in Palestinians from Gaza, at least temporarily, so that “we just clean out that whole thing" — which Egypt, Jordan and the Palestinians swiftly rejected, fearing Israel would never allow a return.
At least two Palestinians set off for the north by sea, crowding into a rowboat with a bicycle and other belongings. Israel this week said a list provided by Hamas confirmed the fears that eight of the 33 hostages to be freed are dead, bringing fresh grief to Israeli families who have long pressed the government to reach a deal to bring everyone home before time runs out.
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