Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to meet Trump at the White House next week

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday confirmed plans to meet President Donald Trump at the White House next week, along with other members of the Trump administration.

The planned meeting, scheduled for July 7, will come weeks after Israeli and U.S. forces bombed Iranian nuclear facilities in order to destroy its nuclear program. Iran has retaliated against both countries, but Israel and Iran have since agreed to a ceasefire.

The prime minister is also expected to meet with Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and U.S. Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff.

"I am expected to travel next week for meetings in the United States with President Trump," Netanyahu said in a statement. "These come in the wake of the great victory we achieved in Operation Rising Lion.'"

Netanyahu said the meeting with Lutnick will focus on trade agreements with the U.S., and teased other meetings with U.S. lawmakers, according to the Jewish News Syndicate.

“We have a few matters to finalize beforehand to reach a trade agreement, in addition to other issues,” Netanyahu said. “There will also be meetings with congressional and Senate leaders, as well as security meetings, that I will not detail here.”

Trump on Tuesday seemed optimistic about a ceasefire in Israel with the terrorist organization Hamas. 

“We hope it’s going to happen,” Trump said. “And we’re looking forward to it happening sometime next week. We want to get our hostages out. We want to get the hostages out.”

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