Benjamin Netanyahu will meet Donald Trump at the White House next week, the US and Israel have confirmed. The Israeli Prime Minister and US President will meet on February 4 amid a fragile six-week ceasefire that has brought a temporary pause to 15 months of fighting between Israel and the militant group Hamas in Gaza.

The visit will make the Israeli prime minister the first foreign leader to be invited to Trump's residence since he took office last week.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet President Donald Trump at the White House amid a delicate ceasefire following intense conflict between Israel and Hamas. Trump has proposed that Egypt take in displaced Palestinians,

US President Donald Trump invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to be the first foreign leader welcomed to the White House during his second term. Trump is expected to discuss his new plan to relocate Gazans to Jordan and Egypt.

The Trump-Netanyahu meeting comes after the US president repeatedly claimed credit for sealing an ongoing ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, which came after months of fruitless negotiations.

President Donald Trump has invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit the White House on Feb. 4, making the Israeli premier the first foreign leader to be invited to the White House in Trump’s second term.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says President Donald Trump has invited him to visit the White House on Feb. 4, which would make him the first foreign leader to visit Washington in Trump’s second term.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is hoping to meet with President Donald Trump in Washington as early as next week.

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As per the officials, the meeting between Israel PM and US President remains tentative and nothing is finalised as of now. The White House had no immediate comment on the plans.

The White House calls for a “short, temporary extension” to the 60-day deadline for Israel to withdraw its forces from southern Lebanon as part of the ceasefire reached in November with Lebanon. The 60-day deadline is slated to expire on Sunday.