Netanyahu to meet Trump in US on Monday

It will be Netanyahu's fifth visit to see key ally Trump in the United States this year. His trip comes as the Trump administration and regional mediators push to proceed to the second stage of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. An Israeli official on Saturday said Netanyahu would leave for the US on December 28 and meet with Trump a day later in Florida, without providing a specific location. Trump told reporters in mid-December that Netanyahu would probably visit him in Florida during the Christmas holidays.