Trump Hosts Netanyahu at White House Amid Push for Gaza Cease-Fire, Iran Peace Deal

The two leaders met for the third time this year as the United States works to broker a new hostage deal and cease-fire between Israel and Hamas.
Trump Hosts Netanyahu at White House Amid Push for Gaza Cease-Fire, Iran Peace Deal
President Donald Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Blue Room of the White House on July 7, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images
Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
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WASHINGTON—U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House on the evening of July 7 for a 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 Committee nominating the U.S. president for the peace prize, telling him it was “well-deserved.”

Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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