WASHINGTON—U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House on the evening of July 7 for a high-stakes dinner focused on achieving permanent peace with Iran, securing a Gaza cease-fire, and expanding the Abraham Accords.
At the start of the meeting, Netanyahu handed Trump a copy of a letter he had sent to the Nobel Prize committee nominating him for the Peace Prize, telling him it was “well deserved.”
In response, Trump said: “This I didn’t know—wow, thank you very much. Coming from you in particular, this is very meaningful.”
This marks the third meeting between Trump and Netanyahu this year and comes as the United States works to broker another round of hostage deals as part of a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas….