Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may visit the United States for a summit starting May 11 to meet with President Donald Trump and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun.
The visit, first reported by i24News, is reportedly contingent on whether or not Netanyahu can safely leave Israel.
Netanyahu last met with Trump in February, The Daily Wire previously reported, where the two discussed ongoing negotiations with Iran. The U.S. bombed Iran in Operation Epic Fury later that month.
The potential meeting comes as Trump has encouraged negotiations between Israel and Lebanon despite the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. The two countries agreed to extend an ongoing ceasefire for three weeks following an April 23 meeting in the White House.
Netanyahu and Aoun’s meeting would fall within the timeframe of that ceasefire.
“The Meeting went very well!” Trump said in a Truth Social post announcing the ceasefire. “The United States is going to work with Lebanon in order to help it protect itself from Hezbollah.”
The meeting included Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, and Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa, along with diplomats from Israel and Lebanon.
In the post, Trump said he would host Netanyahu and Aoun “in the near future.”
The ceasefire agreement allows Israel to take self-defense measures while requiring Lebanon to prevent Hezbollah from “carrying out attacks, operations, or hostile activities against Israeli targets,” The Daily Wire previously reported.
Tensions have remained high between the two countries, with both accusing the other of violating the ceasefire. The first round of talks was held April 14, the first high-level meeting between the two since 1993, The Daily Wire reported at the time.
Recently, an Israeli soldier damaged a statue of Jesus in the southern Lebanese village of Debel, causing widespread controversy and leading to swift condemnation and a formal response from the Israel Defense Forces.
In a statement on X, the IDF expressed “deep regret,” calling the act a “moral failure” that contradicts its core values. The soldier responsible, along with the individual who filmed the incident, has been removed from combat duty and sentenced to 30 days of military detention. Additional troops present have been called in for review, and the IDF replaced the statue in “full coordination” with the local Christian community.
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