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The president and prime minister will discuss a ceasefire, hostage deal and the threat from Iran, per the White House.
U.S. President Joe Biden plans to host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Thursday, Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House press secretary confirmed on Wednesday.
Netanyahu's office had said the previous day that the Israeli premier had been invited for a White House meeting, which will be his first invitation there since he was re-elected in November 2022.
The two "will discuss developments in Gaza and progress towards a ceasefire and hostage release deal and the United States’ ironclad commitment to Israel’s security, including countering Iran’s threats to Israel and the broader region," according to Jean-Pierre.
After the meeting, Biden and Netanyahu will both meet with families of U.S. hostages whom Hamas holds or held in Gaza, the White House said. Jean-Pierre added that Netanyahu will meet "separately" on Thursday with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democrat nominee for president, whom Biden has endorsed.
