Text: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu becae me the first foreign leader to meet US President Donald Trump at the White House since the latter's second term began last month.
The private meeting in the Oval Office was scheduled for 4pm local time and is expected to last approximately 15 minutes, and is to be followed by a bilateral meeting that will include Netanyahu and Trump's respective teams.
According to an itinerary shared with the media, the two leaders will host a joint press conference at 5:10 p.m., followed by a dinner in the State Dining Room of the White House around half an hour later.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters ahead of the meeting on Tuesday that Trump's invite to Netanyahu means that the U.S. president "will continue to stand strongly with Israel and that he is wholeheartedly committed to ensuring all of the hostages return home."
