Netanyahu in the White House: What’s on the agenda and what’s next?

What the report says

Al Jazeera reports that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Washington, DC, for a Tuesday White House meeting with US President Donald Trump, with Iran expected to dominate the talks. The visit is Netanyahu’s first formal discussion with Trump since the United States and Israel began their war on Iran with strikes on Tehran on February 28. It also comes as Israel heads toward October 27 elections and amid intensified Israeli raids and arrests in the occupied West Bank.

According to Al Jazeera, Netanyahu is in the US primarily to attend the Washington funeral of Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, a close Trump ally and strong supporter of Israel, who died on July 11. Before the memorial, Netanyahu was expected to meet Trump at 11am local time. A White House official cited by Reuters said the agenda was likely to include the Iran war, Israeli strikes and occupation in Lebanon, and the Abraham Accords, the Trump-era normalization agreements between Israel and several Arab and other states.

The meeting also comes after deadly violence in the occupied West Bank, including a shootout in Tal in which Al Jazeera said two Israelis and four Palestinians were killed. The report notes that settler expansion has accelerated under Netanyahu’s far-right coalition, while political observers say support from that bloc matters for his re-election prospects. Separately, about 600 former Israeli security and diplomatic officials urged Trump to help prevent further escalation in the West Bank.

Al Jazeera’s analysis suggests Trump and Netanyahu may differ over how far to push the conflict with Iran, including whether to pursue a diplomatic deal or broader confrontation. The report says no detailed public readout from the meeting is currently expected.