Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to meet with President Donald Trump today. The discussion will focus on Israel's fragile truce with Hamas and efforts to end the war in Gaza. This meeting is notable as it will be the first foreign leader to visit the White House since Trump returned to power last month. Netanyahu's office has announced that they will send a delegation to Doha later this week for negotiations. The next phase of the ceasefire aims to secure the release of remaining hostages and lay out steps toward ending the war, which has devastated the Palestinian territory of 2.4 million people. Hamas has expressed its readiness to negotiate the second stage of the ceasefire mediated by Qatar, Egypt, and the US. Trump has repeatedly touted a plan to "clean out" Gaza and called for Palestinians to move to neighboring countries like Egypt or Jordan. This suggestion was strongly rejected by all parties involved. Despite tensions with former President Joe Biden over growing death tolls in Gaza, Netanyahu praised the strength of the Israeli-American alliance. However, there are no guarantees that peace will hold, according to Trump.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to meet with President Donald Trump today. The discussion will focus on Israel's fragile truce with Hamas and efforts to end the war in Gaza. This meeting is notable as it will be the first foreign leader to visit the White House since Trump returned to power last month. Netanyahu's office has announced that they will send a delegation to Doha later this week for negotiations. The next phase of the ceasefire aims to secure the release of remaining hostages and lay out steps toward ending the war, which has devastated the Palestinian territory of 2.4 million people. Hamas has expressed its readiness to negotiate the second stage of the ceasefire mediated by Qatar, Egypt, and the US. Trump has repeatedly touted a plan to "clean out" Gaza and called for Palestinians to move to neighboring countries like Egypt or Jordan. This suggestion was strongly rejected by all parties involved. Despite tensions with former President Joe Biden over growing death tolls in Gaza, Netanyahu praised the strength of the Israeli-American alliance. However, there are no guarantees that peace will hold, according to Trump.