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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will begin talks on the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire when he meets U.S. President Donald Trump's Middle East Envoy, Steve Witkoff, on Monday in Washington,

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will arrive in Washington, DC later on Sunday to attend a series of meetings with senior US officials. Netanyahu will meet with US envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff,

Steve Witkoff helped negotiate the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal. His visit to Gaza on Wednesday was the first by a senior U.S. official in more than a decade.

Steve Witkoff met the Israeli prime minister on Saturday following a visit to Doha amid efforts to secure a hostage deal and Gaza ceasefire.