Netanyahu lands in USA for talks on Trump’s tariffs, Gaza war

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Washington DC on Sunday night ahead of a series of hastily arranged meetings with US President Donald Trump and senior US officials over the next two days, reports times of Israel.

The meetings will largely focus on the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip and the hostages, of whom 59 are still in captivity, as well as Trump’s new tariff policy, under which Israeli goods face a 17 percent US tariff.

The premier departed for Washington from Budapest on Sunday, less than 24 hours after the trip was announced.

The visit, which is expected to last until Tuesday but which Channel 12 reported could be extended, was said to have been planned following a three-way conversation last week between Netanyahu, Trump, and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

Upon his arrival in Washington with his wife, Sara Netanyahu, the premier headed from the airport to Blair House in a convoy, where he met with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer._Agencies.