The visit by the Israeli prime minister will be the first from a foreign leader during President Donald Trump’s second term.

The visit will make the Israeli prime minister the first foreign leader to be invited to Trump's residence since he took office last week.

The visit by the envoy, Steven Witkoff, was set to take place as Israeli and Hamas officials prepared for a new round of negotiations aimed at cementing the current cease-fire in Gaza and allowing more exchanges of hostages and Palestinian prisoners.