A US official says Gaza and Iran will be the top issues on the agenda when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the White House, scheduled for July 7.
The official stresses US President Donald Trump’s desire to secure an end to the war in Gaza and a release of the remaining hostages. The president is also seeking to use the meeting as an opportunity to tout military achievements in the war against Iran, they say.
During the war, the US attacked three Iranian nuclear sites in support of Israel, including dropping massive ground-penetrating bombs on the hardened underground Fordo site.
Syria will also be discussed, as the Trump administration seeks to facilitate a gradual warming of ties between Damascus and Jerusalem, the US official adds.
They clarify that while Washington wants Syria to join the Abraham Accords, it recognizes that it will take more time.
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