Netanyahu Will Be First Foreign Leader Hosted At Trump White House

President Donald Trump on Tuesday invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to a February 4 meeting, making Netanyahu the first foreign leader invited to the White House under Trump’s second administration.

In Trump’s letter to Netanyahu, he said he is “looking forward to discussing how we can bring peace to Israel and its neighbors, and efforts to counter our shared adversaries.”

“It will be my honor to host you as my first foreign leader during my second term,” Trump added.

The United Kingdom’s former prime minister, Theresa May, was the first to visit Trump at the White House during his first term.

Netanyahu’s visit comes as Trump works to negotiate for the release of the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. So far, phase one of the ceasefire has been negotiated, with seven hostages released and 26 more set to be released. The fate of the remaining 64 hostages will be addressed in the later phases of the agreement.

Trump has also reversed the Biden administration’s hold on 2,000-pound bombs being delivered to Israel.

“A lot of things that were ordered and paid for by Israel, but have not been sent by Biden, are now on their way!” Trump posted on social media.

Trump has put pressure on Egypt and Jordan to accept refugees from Gaza, which he describes as a “demolition site.” 

“You’re talking about a million and a half people, and we just clean out that whole thing,” Trump said. “I don’t know, something has to happen, but it’s literally a demolition site right now. Almost everything’s demolished and people are dying there, so I’d rather get involved with some of the Arab nations and build housing in a different location where I think they could maybe live in peace for a change.”

Leaders of both Egypt and Jordan have refused any such agreement.

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