Biden meets with Israel's Herzog at the White House

President Biden is gathering with Israeli President Isaac Herzog astatine the White House Tuesday, arsenic the 2 leaders sermon the struggle with Lebanon, the humanitarian concern successful Gaza and the hostages inactive held by Hamas. 

The gathering is lone connected the docket for an hour, up of a scheduled luncheon with Vice President Kamala Harris. The president volition besides beryllium gathering with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto Tuesday afternoon. 

The Biden medication is hoping to further bid goals earlier President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he's spoken aggregate times successful the past week with Trump. 

Mr. Biden welcomed Herzog to the Oval Office, declining to instrumentality questions from reporters. Herzog brought Mr. Biden a gift, an artifact from the ft of Temple Mount successful Jerusalem. 

Herzog lamented the decease of 2 Israelis who were killed successful the Israeli metropolis of Nahariya by rockets fired from Lebanon and described Iran arsenic an "evil empire." 

"First and foremost we person to get the hostages back," Herzog said. 

President Joe Biden shakes hands with Israel's President Isaac Herzog, left, during a gathering successful the Oval Office of the White House successful Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. Ben Curtis / AP

Israel's authorities indispensable conscionable a deadline Wednesday to boost assistance to Gaza oregon look consequences. In October, the Biden administration warned Israel it indispensable importantly summation the magnitude of assistance reaching Gaza's population, oregon it would look restrictions connected U.S. subject support. The ultimatum was elaborate successful a missive to Netanyahu. 

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