US President Joe Biden, who is recovering from COVID-19, is to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu , who is visiting the United States, on Thursday, AP reported.
American President Joe Biden will later this week meet with the families of American citizens held hostage by “Hamas” in the Gaza Strip, reported "Reuters", quoted by BTA.
This will be the second such meeting of the president after the attack by “Hamas” in southern Israel on October 7, in which 250 people were captured.
US presidential candidate Donald Trump said today that he will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the state of Florida on Friday, Reuters reported.
"I can't wait to meet Bibi Netanyahu at "Mar-a-Lago" in Palm Beach, Florida," said the former American president on the "Truth Social" social network.
This will be Trump's first meeting with Netanyahu since Trump's presidency ended, during which he and Netanyahu forged close ties.
Netanyahu requested the meeting with Trump, which will be held this week in Washington, Politico reported. yesterday. Reuters notes that the Israeli embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
During Trump's tenure from 2017 to 2021, he and Netanyahu were ideologically and politically close.
After that, however, some disagreements arose between them.
Reuters notes that Netanyahu incurred Trump's ire when he congratulated Biden on winning the 2020 US presidential election. Trump claimed in connection with this election, in which he lost to Biden, that electoral irregularities were committed.
Trump criticized Netanyahu for security failures in connection with the attack by the Palestinian Islamist movement "Hamas" against Israel on October 7 last year.