Netanyahu to meet Trump at White House as Israel, Hamas discuss ceasefire

7/7/2025 18:55

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is due to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday, while Israeli officials hold indirect talks with Hamas, aimed at a U.S.-brokered Gaza hostage-release and ceasefire deal.



Trump said on Sunday there was a good chance such a deal could be reached this week. The right-wing Israeli leader said he believed his discussions with Trump would help advance talks underway in Qatar.



It will be Netanyahu's third White House visit since Trump returned to office in January, and follows Trump's order last month for U.S. air strikes against Iran and a subsequent ceasefire halting the 12-day Israel-Iran war.