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Netanyahu holds weekly cabinet meeting ahead of DC trip

By Lazar Berman 8 February 2026, 12:52 pm
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu takes part in a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on February 5, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu takes part in a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on February 5, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

The weekly cabinet meeting headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is underway in Jerusalem. The meeting began shortly before noon.

The meeting comes ahead of Netanyahu’s trip to the US to discuss Iran with US President Donald Trump, which was moved forward by a week amid US-Iran nuclear talks.

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