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Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Netanyahu, US envoy Witkoff begin meeting in Jerusalem
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleLazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
The meeting between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US special envoy Steve Witkoff begins in Jerusalem.
Netanyahu is joined by the heads of Israel’s security services, the Prime Minister’s Office tells The Times of Israel.
The discussion comes days before Witkoff is to meet Iran’s foreign minister in Istanbul for talks that Tehran hopes could head off a US strike on the country. Netanyahu is expected to push the White House to take a hard line in negotiations.
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