Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to arrive in Florida on Sunday, December 28, for a meeting with US President Donald Trump. He is likely to remain in the US for about five days and return to Israel on January 1.
During the visit, an additional meeting between the two leaders is also possible, as previously revealed by Israel Hayom. Netanyahu is also scheduled to meet with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, as well as with evangelical figures, public officials and representatives of Jewish communities.
Key issues on the agenda
The central topics to be discussed by the two leaders are the front against Iran and the implementation of Phase Two of the American president's 20-point plan for the Gaza Strip.
Unlike Netanyahu's previous visits, which took place at the White House in Washington, this time he is expected to meet Trump at the president's private residence, the Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, where Trump is staying for the holiday period. The prime minister is not expected to stay at Mar-a-Lago itself but rather at a hotel in Palm Beach.
Earlier on Wednesday, the Prime Minister's Office announced that Gal Hirsch, the government's coordinator for captives and missing persons, had departed for Cairo, where he met with senior officials and representatives of the mediating parties in an effort to secure the return of the body of fallen captive Sgt. First Class Ran Gvili. The statement said that representatives of the Israel Defense Forces, the Shin Bet security agency and the Mossad also took part in the delegation.
