A Palestinian woman hangs the laundry inside her home, which was destroyed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says President Donald Trump has invited him to visit the White House on Feb. 4.
This will make Netanyahu the first foreign leader to visit Washington in Trump’s second term.
The visit comes as the United States is pressuring Israel and Hamas to continue a ceasefire that has paused a devastating 15-month war in Gaza.
Displaced Palestinians arrive in the northern Gaza Strip, following Israel's decision to allow thousands of them to go back for the first time since the early weeks of the 15-month war with Hamas, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Displaced Palestinians walk on a road to return to their homes in the northern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, after Israel's decision to allow thousands of them to go back for the first time since the early weeks of the 15-month war with Hamas. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Displaced Palestinians ride in a horse-drawn cart as they return to their homes in the northern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, after Israel's decision to allow thousands of them to go back for the first time since the early weeks of the 15-month war with Hamas. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Carrying their belongings displaced Palestinians walk on a road to return to their homes in the northern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, after Israel's decision to allow thousands of them to go back for the first time since the early weeks of the 15-month war with Hamas. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Displaced Palestinians walk on a road to return to their homes in the northern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, after Israel's decision to allow thousands of them to go back for the first time since the early weeks of the 15-month war with Hamas. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
