WASHINGTON (AP) — Days after his defiant speech at the United Nations rejecting demands to end the war in Gaza , Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is conferring with his most important supporter about the path ahead in the nearly two-year-old Gaza war.

But Monday’s meeting with President Donald Trump in Washington comes at a tenuous moment. Israel is increasingly isolated, losing support from many countries that were long its steadfast allies. At home, Netanyahu’s governing coalition appears more fragile than ever. And the White House is showing signs of impatience .

The question now is whether Trump, who has offered steadfast backing to Netanyahu throughout the war, will change his tone and turn up the pressure on Israel to wind down the conflict.

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