A United States administration team arrived in Israel Sunday, preparing the groundwork for President Joe Biden's summer visit.
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Sources familiar with Biden's plans say he is likely to come to Israel near the end of June, although plans are not yet final.
This would be Biden's first trip to Israel – and the Middle East – as president. The president is likely to add Israel as a stop on his Europe trip, either before a G7 meeting in Germany or after a NATO summit in Spain.
US officials met with their Israeli counterparts, discussing the potential plan and schedule, the Haaretz daily reported.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' bureau received a phone call from Washington on Thursday, learning that Biden also intends to visit Ramallah during the visit.
During a phone call last week, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett invited Biden to visit Israel. In the call, Bennett informed Biden "of Israel's efforts to end the escalation of violence in Jerusalem."
"The president and the prime minister also discussed the Iranian question, and in particular Tehran's request to remove the Islamic Revolutionary Guards from the list of American terrorist organizations," a statement from the Prime Minister's Office said.
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Bennett met with Biden for the first time in his premiership in August at the White House.
During the meeting, Biden reiterated America's "unwavering commitment" to Israel's security and the "unshakeable partnership between the two nations."
i24NEWS contributed to this report.
