It will be the first foreign visit that Trump will welcome during his second term.
US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Nentanjahu will negotiate on Tuesday in the White House. It will be the first foreign visit that Trump will welcome during his second term of office and the main topic of the interviews will be the Middle East crisis. TASR writes about this based on AP and DPA reports.
“This is an important meeting that will strengthen the alliance between Israel and the United States and improve our cooperation,” wrote Israel Ambassador to UN Danny Danon on the social network X.
Israeli ambassador in the United States Yechiel Leiter described it as a “historical visit” and added that “friendship (among the powers) is strong and becomes even stronger,” writes the BBC.
The meeting is to be a preparation for the next round of negotiations between Israel and the Hamas militant movement on the continuation of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. This came into force on January 19 after almost 15 months of conflict, and Trump was one of those who contributed to its closure.
“I have no guarantees that it will last,” Trump said on Monday. “We have no guarantees that peace will last,” he added.
Nentanjahua in Israel is mainly criticized by right -wing officials, according to which the ceasefire agreement is disadvantageous. Israeli Prime Minister has repeatedly said that the country has reserved “the right to return to the fighting” against Hamas, adding that this step would have the US support, writes the BBC.
The subject of discussion among leaders should also be an effort to make progress on the agreement on the normalization of relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia. According to AP, they should also take concern about the Iranian nuclear program.
Nentanjahu arrived in Washington on Sunday. On Monday he was scheduled for a meeting with Steve Witkoff – Trump’s ambassador for the Middle East. Trump is to meet on Tuesday afternoon Eastern American time.
