Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House this evening, Tuesday, as previously scheduled. The meeting follows Trump's earlier session with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, according to reports.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump are meeting at the White House this evening, Tuesday, July 28, as previously scheduled. The meeting, which follows Trump's session with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, is taking place in the Oval Office with senior U.S. officials in attendance, including Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff. The Government Press Office released the first official photo of the two leaders together at 19:06 Jerusalem, followed by additional images documenting the meeting.
The Zioneer reported at 17:27 Jerusalem that Trump's meeting with Zelensky was underway, with the Netanyahu meeting set to follow immediately. The thread shows the sequence: Netanyahu arrived at the White House for his first face-to-face talks with Trump since the outbreak of the Iran war, as reported by i24NEWS. Reporters were initially kept out of the Oval Office, and the meeting was subsequently confirmed to be underway with the full U.S. leadership team present. The Government Press Office later released images, including one showing no handshake with Vice President Vance, though other participants were photographed.
This is the eighth meeting between Netanyahu and Trump since the latter's second term. The meeting takes place amid the ongoing Iran war, with the leaders expected to discuss the trajectory of the conflict and resolve public disagreements on strategy. As The Zioneer reported on July 4, Trump stated that Netanyahu "knows who the boss is" and confirmed the visit. The Wall Street Journal reported earlier Tuesday that Trump had urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the Ukraine war and praised Zelensky ahead of the meeting.
The content of the discussions remains undisclosed, and no formal statements have been released from either side. Reporters were initially excluded from the Oval Office, and it remains unclear whether a joint press conference or remarks will follow.
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