Trump due to meet Netanyahu at White House

Netanyahu left Tel Aviv on Sunday for Washington, DC to have talks on regional issues, including a Gaza ceasefire deal.

In his third visit to the US within six months, Netanyahu is also expected to meet senior officials of the US administration and members of Congress from both parties.

Earlier, Trump told reporters that there was a "good chance" a Gaza hostage release and ceasefire deal could be reached with the Palestinian group Hamas this week.

Asked about his message to Netanyahu, he said: "We're working on a lot of things with Israel, and one of the things is probably a permanent deal with Iran."

Netanyahu will face a wave of protests during his stay in the US.

Pro-Palestine protesters will condemn his visit to the capital and they will also demand an end to US support to Israel's ongoing war in the Gaza Strip.

Despite international calls for a ceasefire, Israel has pursued a genocidal war on Gaza, killing more than 57,400 Palestinians, most of them women and children, since October 2023.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants last November for Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.

Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the enclave.