The visit will make the Israeli prime minister the first foreign leader to be invited to Trump's residence since he took office last week.

Wadi Gaza, Gaza Strip – U.S. President Donald Trump has invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House on Feb. 4 as the first foreign leader to visit in Trump's second term, Netanhayu and the White House said Tuesday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been invited by United States President Donald Trump to a meeting at the White House on February 4, 2025, the Israeli premier's office said on Tuesday.

The Israeli prime minister will be the first foreign leader to visit Washington in Mr Trump’s second term in office.

The Trump-Netanyahu meeting comes after the US president repeatedly claimed credit for sealing an ongoing ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, which came after months of fruitless negotiations.

President Trump’s Middle East envoy is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel on Wednesday, according to a spokesman for Mr. Netanyahu. The visit by the envoy, Steven Witkoff, was set to take place as Israeli and Hamas officials prepared for a new round of negotiations aimed at cementing the current cease-fire in Gaza and allowing more exchanges of hostages and Palestinian prisoners.