White House has Trump-Netanyahu meeting taking place away from cameras — for now

On 28 July 2026 in Washington, Trump met Netanyahu at the White House, their first meeting since the Iran war began. The meeting was closed to cameras and lasted about 90 minutes, and was described as 'productive'; Israeli-released photos from the Oval Office show Vance, Rubio, Hegseth and Witkoff with them. Reuters and the Financial Times described tensions between the two leaders beforehand, and the New York Post said Trump scolded Netanyahu over 'Pickaxe Mountain' intelligence.

Zelensky was also in Washington that day and met Trump at the White House for about an hour. He called it a 'good meeting' and pressed for more support against Russia, including air defences and Patriot interceptor licences. Netanyahu and Zelensky were both in the city for the funeral of Lindsey Graham. Separately, Israel and Lebanon were set to hold US-mediated talks in Rome the following week.