"No other international leader has been as frequent a visitor to the White House during Donald Trump's second term as Benjamin Netanyahu: the Israeli prime minister visited the Oval Office Monday for the fourth time in eight months. None of his previous visits yielded any progress toward peace, and those meetings only served to buy the Israeli leader more time in his deadly offensive in Gaza."
"Two hours before the meeting, White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt reiterated that Israel and Hamas are very close to reaching an agreement to end the offensive against the Gazan population in a war that has left more than 66,000 Palestinians dead and that an independent UN commission has already defined as genocide. On the eve of the crucial meeting, representatives of the U.S. administration made last-minute contacts in an attempt to bridge differences and secure Netanyahu's agreement over a peace deal."
Benjamin Netanyahu visited the Oval Office for the fourth time in eight months during Donald Trump's second term. Previous visits produced no progress toward peace and bought Israel more time in its offensive in Gaza. Trump said he believed the meeting could yield an agreement in principle to halt the nearly two-year war in the Gaza Strip. Netanyahu arrived slightly late; the two greeted each other and acknowledged reporters before meeting. White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said Israel and Hamas were very close to an agreement to end the offensive after more than 66,000 Palestinian deaths, which an independent UN commission defined as genocide. U.S. envoys conducted last-minute contacts and Leavitt confirmed discussion of a 21-point plan.
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