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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel is set to meet with President Trump at the White House on Monday, according to a White House official, in the second such visit by the Israeli leader since the new administration began in January.<\/p>\n
Mr. Netanyahu will arrive in Washington after renewing Israel\u2019s military campaign<\/a> against Hamas in Gaza late last month, despite efforts by Mr. Trump\u2019s aides to broker a new truce to stop the fighting there and free more hostages.<\/p>\n A spokesman for Mr. Netanyahu did not respond to a request for comment. The Israeli prime minister has been in Hungary on a state visit<\/a>, where he met with the country\u2019s leader, Viktor Orban.<\/p>\n During Mr. Netanyahu\u2019s last visit, Mr. Trump described a vision for Gaza<\/a> that involved a U.S. takeover and the mass exit of Palestinians from the enclave. Mr. Netanyahu has since issued a call for what he calls voluntary emigration by Gazans, which critics have denounced as effectively forced displacement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Israeli forces have been steadily bombarding Gaza and advancing deeper into the enclave<\/a> since the war resumed in late March. Israel has also barred aid from entering Gaza in an apparent attempt to pressure Hamas, leading to fears of a worsening humanitarian crisis for Gaza\u2019s civilians.<\/p>\n The Trump administration has thrown its weight behind Israel, blaming Hamas for the return to fighting. Hamas has accused Israel of overturning the cease-fire that Mr. Trump\u2019s aides had helped broker.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n