Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on September 29, 2025. The leaders discussed a possible cease-fire in the ongoing war in Gaza.

President Donald Trump (L) greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington on September 29,, 2025, before they discuss a peace plan for Gaza. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI

Middle East negotiator and Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner talks with Israeli diplomats after the joint press conference. Photo by Will Oliver/UPI

White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles talks with Israeli diplomats. Photo by Will Oliver/UPI

Secretary of State Marco Rubio talks with an Israeli diplomat. Photo by Will Oliver/UPI

The leaders shake hands at the press conference. Photo by Jim Lo Scalzo/UPI

Trump (R) and Netanyahu speak at the press conference. Photo by Jim Lo Scalzo/UPI

Trump pressed Netanyahu to accept a peace deal to end Israel's on-going war in Gaza and for Hamas to free remaining hostages. Photo by Will Oliver/UPI

Netanyahu speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House. Photo by Will Oliver/UPI

Front, left to right, Kushner, U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steven Witkoff, Wiles and Rubio watch Trump and Netanyahu. Photo by Will Oliver/UPI

U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands after they participated in a joint press conference in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington on September 29, 2025. Photo by Jim Lo Scalzo/UPI

Netanyahu is escorted out of the West Wing by chief of protocol Monica Crowley after he met with Trump. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI