Donald Trump, president of the United States, announced at a dinner hosted by the White House Correspondents Association that Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, will travel to the United States next week.

Earlier, the office of the Israeli prime minister had announced on Friday that Netanyahu will meet with Trump at the White House on Tuesday, 6 Mordad. This will be the first meeting between the leaders of the two countries since the start of the Iran war on 9 Esfand last year.

The Times of Israel wrote that Netanyahu will fly to Washington on Monday, 5 Mordad, and will leave the United States on Wednesday, 7 Mordad.