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Israeli photos show Netanyahu with Trump, Vance, Rubio, Hegseth, Witkoff in the Oval Office

By Lazar Berman 28 July 2026, 7:43 pm
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (left) shakes hands with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office on July 28, 2026. (GPO)
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (left) shakes hands with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office on July 28, 2026. (GPO)

Photos released by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office show him shaking hands with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in the Oval Office.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left), US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance (right) meet in the Oval Office on July 28, 2026. (GPO)

A smiling US Vice President JD Vance joins US President Donald Trump for a photo.

Another image shows an amused Trump and Netanyahu looking at notes.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and US President Donald Trump meet in the Oval Office on July 28, 2026. (GPO)

Trump’s top Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff is present at the meeting as well.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shakes hands with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office on July 28, 2026. Also pictured, US special envoy Steve Witkoff (GPO)

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