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President Donald Trump welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House Tuesday.
From the New York Times: Mr. Trump’s meeting with Mr. Netanyahu is his first in-person meeting with another world leader since returning to power two weeks ago. The two are expected to discuss negotiations for the second phase of the fragile cease-fire with Hamas, Iran’s efforts to build a nuclear weapon, new arms shipments and hopes for a deal to normalize relations with Saudi Arabia.
The meeting, which is part of a multiday visit to Washington by Mr. Netanyahu, is meant to demonstrate the close ties between the two leaders. More than a year of war between Israel and Hamas severely strained the relationship between the Israeli leader and President Joseph R. Biden Jr.
The White House posted a video of the moment Netanyahu arrived and was welcomed by President Trump.
President Donald J. Trump welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin @Netanyahu to the White House today—the first world leader to visit during his second term. 🇺🇸🇮🇱 pic.twitter.com/82KXK2YXdW
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 4, 2025
Below is a video released by Trump’s team, as he walked out of the White House to welcome Netaanyahu earlier Tuesday afternoon.
Moments ago, behind the scenes at the @WhiteHouse as @POTUS @realDonaldTrump departs the Oval Office to welcome @IsraeliPM @Netanyahu at the West Wing entrance upon his arrival… pic.twitter.com/BxR6NvGrgu
— Dan Scavino🚀🇺🇸🦅 (@Scavino47) February 4, 2025
Trump and Netanyahu took a few minutes to respond to reporters’ questions in the Oval Office, before the two had a private meeting.
Peter Doocy: “We have heard Joe Biden and Donald Trump take credit for the hostage and ceasefire deal. Who do you think deserves more credit?”
Prime Minister Netanyahu: “I think President Trump added great force and powerful leadership to this effort…I’ll just tell you, I’m… pic.twitter.com/BvBmrcdItj
— Margo Martin (@MargoMartin47) February 4, 2025
WATCH LIVE COVERAGE of Trump and Netanyahu’s joint press conference in one of the videos below.
Below are more scenes from Netanyahu’s arrival and the Oval Office session with reporters:
President @realDonaldTrump welcomes the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, to the White House 🇺🇸🇮🇱 pic.twitter.com/az9NhsZ0H0
— Margo Martin (@MargoMartin47) February 4, 2025
“Everybody is demanding one thing…Peace. We want peace. We want people to stop being killed.” – President @realDonaldTrump 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/CuQu491O4l
— Margo Martin (@MargoMartin47) February 4, 2025
"When I left, we had no problems. There was no Ukraine and Russia fighting. There was no October 7th…Some very poor leadership led to a lot of problems and a lot of death…We have a lot of fires, but we'll put them out." – President @realDonaldTrump 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/jzlt1JjvE7
— Margo Martin (@MargoMartin47) February 4, 2025
President @realDonaldTrump welcomes Prime Minister Netanyahu to the Oval Office 🇺🇸🇮🇱 pic.twitter.com/QthtNcmqQc
— Margo Martin (@MargoMartin47) February 4, 2025
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