Live updates: Ceasefire deal
Trump repeats call for displacement of Palestinians from Gaza. Trump compares Israel’s ‘tiny land’ in the Middle East to a pen on his desk.
By Brian Osgood
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has visited the White House on Tuesday for a bilateral meeting with United States President Donald Trump.

Throughout the day, Trump stoked controversy by suggesting Palestinians would “love to leave” Gaza, spurring fears he would back an ethnic cleansing campaign. “ Who would want to go back?”Trump asked during a sit-down with Netanyahu.
Outside in Washington, DC, protesters gathered to slam the visit, accusing Trump of inviting a “war criminal” into the White House.
Hamas says talks on the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal have begun, but Trump has told reporters he has “no guarantees” the ceasefire is going to hold.
Israel’s war on Gaza has killed more than 61,700 people, according to a revised toll by the Gaza Government Media Office, which says thousands of missing people are now presumed dead. At least 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led attacks on October 7, 2023, and more than 200 were taken captive.