Netanyahu is visiting the White House for the third time since Trump returned to power nearly six months ago. But the leaders are meeting for the first time since the US joined Israeli attacks on Iranian nuclear sites and then brokered a ceasefire between Israel and Iran.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump discussed at the White House controversial plans to relocate Palestinians out of Gaza.

United States President Donald ... to discuss a possible ceasefire deal in Gaza. The unscheduled talks on Tuesday evening lasted just over an hour, with no media access, and came as Israeli forces killed at least 95 Palestinians ...

The prime minister of Qatar and the chief of Egypt’s General Intelligence Service met with Hamas negotiators and shared the proposal, according to two regional officials who were briefed on the meeting and who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive details. Hamas, the officials said, pledged to review the proposal in good faith and offer a response. Mr. Netanyahu, appearing with Mr. Trump at the White House, quickly expressed support for the plan.

On Friday, Trump raised expectations for the meeting with Netanyahu, telling reporters the U.S. was "very close to a deal on Gaza." Trump's proposal to stop the war in Gaza calls for an immediate ceasefire, the release of all hostages within 48 hours and a gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Palestinian enclave, according to three Arab officials briefed on the plan.

United States President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are holding talks at the White House – their fourth meeting this year – as a plan for the future governance of a Gaza decimated by Israel’s nearly two-year genocidal war circulates and the ironclad relationship between the two countries could be tested.