Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sounded upbeat Wednesday about the prospects for a ceasefire and hostage-release deal in Gaza, even as talks with Palestinian militant group Hamas failed to produce a breakthrough.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met at the White House on Tuesday for a second time in 24 hours to discuss the possible ceasefire deal in Gaza. The unannounced Oval Office meeting—the premier’s fourth with Trump in six months—was closed to the media and lasted around 90 minutes.

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"The conversation with President Trump can definitely help advance that result which we are all hoping for," Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday.

Congressional leaders are meeting Tuesday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after some lawmakers accused the Israeli leader of trying to drag the U.S. into another war.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will hold a press conference at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, as catastrophic flash floods in Texas have killed more than 80 people. WHERE THE CEASEFIRE NEGOTIATIONS STAND AHEAD OF TRUMP-NETANYAHU MEETING Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will also speak with President Donald Trump on Monday on a ceasefire in

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Ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s White House meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, Melissa Bell looks back at past diplomatic meetings during President Trump’s second term.