Netanyahu Expected to Fly to Washington Saturday; Trump Meeting Not Scheduled

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to fly to Washington on Saturday night, according to Israeli sources. He aims to meet President Donald Trump, but no meeting between the two leaders has been scheduled, and earlier reports said neither the White House nor the Prime Minister’s Office had formally approved the visit. Netanyahu is also expected to attend memorial events for Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, though the final funeral schedule has not been set. Israeli officials want to present intelligence before permanent U.S.-Iran negotiations, including Israel’s positions on uranium enrichment, enriched material, ballistic missiles and Iranian support for regional proxies.