Netanyahu to meet Trump at White House next week amid Iran war escalation

What the report says

Al Jazeera reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to travel to Washington on Monday for an official visit and meet US President Donald Trump at the White House next Tuesday. Citing Netanyahu’s office, the report said the trip also includes attendance at the funeral of Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, described in the article as a strong supporter of Israel who died last week.

The outlet said the meeting would be Netanyahu’s seventh White House visit during Trump’s second term, presenting it as a sign of the administration’s close alignment with Israel. The planned visit comes as the US-Israeli conflict with Iran has intensified after the reported collapse of a ceasefire linked to a US-Iran memorandum of understanding. Al Jazeera also reported that US Central Command said American forces had completed a 13th consecutive night of strikes on Iran, while Iran had retaliated against US assets in the region.

The article placed the visit within wider regional tensions, including US-led talks involving Lebanon and Israel, continuing Israeli military activity in Lebanon, and the war in Gaza. Al Jazeera reported UN agency analysis estimating that 1.4 million people in Gaza face crisis-level or worse acute food insecurity, and cited local health authorities saying at least 73,311 Palestinians have been killed during the war.

Al Jazeera also noted renewed attention to the International Criminal Court case against Netanyahu, with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani calling for federal action while acknowledging limits on his own authority. The report said Trump rejected any prospect of Netanyahu being arrested in the United States.