January 29, 2025 1:25 PM.
US President Donald Trump has invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a meeting in the White House next week. Mr Netanyahu said in a social media post, that he will be meeting the US President on the 4th of next month.
The invitation was made in a letter from the US President to discuss bringing peace to Israel and its neighbours and efforts to counter shared adversaries. Mr Netanyahu will be the first foreign leader to visit the White House after Mr Trump took charge for his second term.
The announcement comes days after Trump called for Gaza to transfer its population to Jordan and Egypt — a proposal that was swiftly rejected by regional leaders, who likened it to ethnic cleansing.
Trump has taken credit for a fragile ceasefire agreement in Gaza that went into effect the day before his inauguration.
The deal has so far seen a temporary end to the fighting and the release of seven Israeli captives and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. The pause has also allowed hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to return home to northern Gaza.