During their meeting, Netanyahu gave Trump a letter that the Israeli prime minister said he had used to nominate the U.S. president for the Nobel Peace Prize. Trump, appearing pleased by the gesture,

This marks the first meeting between President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu since the war with Iran.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is meeting with President Trump at the White House amid renewed hope for a potential 60-day ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court lifted a block against Trump administration's plans to layoff potentially hundreds of thousands of government employees.