President Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel are expected to meet at the White House on Monday to discuss the latest U.S.-backed plans for postwar Gaza, which they hope could pave the way to ending the two-year-old conflict in the territory.
It will be their fourth meeting in Washington since Mr. Trump’s return to power in January. Each raised hopes for a cease-fire, but none decisively ended the fighting.
This time, the leaders will meet amid international efforts to develop concrete proposals for governing Gaza once the war ends. The Trump administration is weighing one idea pitched by Tony Blair, the former British prime minister, while France and several Arab governments have offered their own plans.
The meeting follows a week in which Israel’s international isolation deepened, as Britain, France and other European countries announced they would recognize a Palestinian state, over Israeli objections.
A longtime champion of Israel, Mr. Trump, too, has voiced impatience with the war, which will enter its third year in October. He also said he “will not allow” Israel to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, which many Palestinians hope will be part of a future state.
Last week, Mr. Trump met in New York with the leaders of Arab and Muslim-majority countries to discuss his administration’s plan for a postwar Gaza. But it is not clear what leverage Mr. Trump is willing to use if Mr. Netanyahu resists the latest proposal to end the war and usher in a new government for Gaza.
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