United States President Donald Trump will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on December 29, according to an Israeli government spokesperson.

The announcement on Monday did not provide any further details of the planned meeting, which the pair had tentatively announced last week.

It came a day after Netanyahu said he expected to discuss the second phase of the ceasefire in Gaza with Trump, as well as “opportunities for peace” in the region.

“The prime minister will meet with President Trump on Monday, December 29; they will discuss the future steps and phases and the international stabilisation force of the ceasefire plan,” Israeli government spokesperson Shosh Bedrosian said in an online briefing to reporters.

On Sunday, Netanyahu said the focus of the

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