Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu traveled to the United States on Sunday to meet with President Donald Trump on Tuesday in a bid to strengthen ties between the two nations.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet with President Trump at the White House this week. The visit comes as the family of one of the Israeli hostages released by Hamas said they hope to keep the pressure on Netanyahu to see the Gaza ceasefire deal through.

Netanyahu is under mounting pressure from far-right governing partners to resume the war after the first phase of the ceasefire ends in early March.

Former Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren previews President Donald Trump's anticipated meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and discusses the cease-fire deal.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left Sunday for the United States where he will become the first foreign leader to meet Donald Trump since the US president returned to office.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu travelled to Washington to meet with Donald Trump to discuss "key issues concerning the Middle East." Netanyahu set out for Washington on Sunday to meet with U.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu landed in Washington on Sunday evening ahead of his meeting with US President Donald Trump. "It is a very important meeting," the prime minister told reporters before takeoff.