Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets the leaders of Congress

Washington – Congress leaders gather this week with Benjamin Netanyahu Prime Minister After some legislators accused the Israeli leader of trying to drag the United States to another war.

Netanyahu met with the president of the House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, after meeting earlier in the day with Vice President JD Vance. Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, postponed a trip to Israel in June to go to the Israeli Parliament, known as the Knéset, when the war broke out with Iran.

In a statement, Johnson said that he and Netanyahu discussed the commitment of the United States to the security of Israel and a high fire agreement in Gaza.

“The strong position of the United States and Israel in the 12 -day war gave a devastating blow to the greatest enemy of peace in the region, leaving the Iranian regime weaker than at any time in decades. We hope that this marks the dawn of a new peace chapter in the Middle East,” said Johnson.

The Netanyahu meeting with a bipartisan group of senators was delayed until Wednesday.

Netanyahu’s visit to the United States Capitol occurs when Trump faces criticism from Democrats and some Republicans for his decision of Attack three locations in the center of the Iran nuclear program last month.

Legislators introduced several measures In the Senate and the House of Representatives who seek to restrict Trump to take more measures against Iran without approval. The Senate rejected a resolution of war powers introduced by Democratic Senator Tim Kaine in Virginia, while the other measures have not yet received a vote.

Netanyahu met with administration officials on Monday and had Dinner at the White House With the president. Speaking to journalists on Monday, Trump expressed his confidence that there will soon be a stop the fire with Hamas. And in the US conversations, Iran, predicted that more details would leave on Tuesday.

After his meeting with Johnson on Tuesday afternoon, Netanyahu told reporters that “President Trump’s resolved decision to act with us against those who seek to destroy Israel and threaten the peace of the world have made a remarkable change in the Middle East.”

“There are peace opportunities that we intend to realize,” Netanyahu added. “We are working together on this. We still have to finish the work in Gaza, to free all our hostages, eliminate and destroy the military and governance of Hamas because Gaza must have a different future for the good of our good, for the good of all.”

Netanyahu said that the coordination between the United States and Trump has been “unmatched.”

The president and the prime minister met again later on Tuesday afternoon. Trump said in advance that he hoped to talk to the Israeli leader about “mostly Gaza.”

The meetings come after Johnson postponed A planned trip to Israel last month, where he was scheduled to address Israel’s Parliament in Jerusalem, in the midst of the open war between Israel and Iran. It would have been one of a small number of foreign trips that he has made since he became a speaker. Johnson met with Netanyahu in Washington in February. During that visit, Netanyahu also met with the leader of the majority of the Senate John Thune and a Bipartisan group of senators.

The Israeli Prime Minister addressed A joint meeting of the Congress almost a year ago while sought to underpin the support for the Israel War against Hamas in Gaza, while criticizing those who had protested against the conflict.

Patrick Maguire contributed to this report.

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