Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived today at the White House for his meeting with US President Joe Biden, with whom he must try to advance negotiations on Gaza.

Benjamin Netanyahu said he is happy to work with US President Joe Biden “in the coming months” to end the latter’s term.

“I want to thank you for these 50 years of public service and support for the State of Israel, and I have the pleasure of speaking with you today and working with you in the coming months,” said Israel’s prime minister upon his arrival at the White House. .

“Welcome back Mr Prime Minister. We have a lot to say,” said Biden for his part.

“I look forward to discussing with you today and working with you in the coming months, on the big issues before us,” Netanyahu added, noting that they have known each other for 40 years.

The US message to Israel in President Joe Biden’s ongoing meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is that it is time to put the hostage release and ceasefire deal into effect, State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said.

“We have to get past this deal. We’ve been working on it for quite some time. It was a tough negotiation. We have made progress. We have a framework for an agreement. Now we have to bridge the final differences and reach an agreement so we can all move forward,” Miller said in a briefing with reporters.

Biden was joined by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, Deputy National Security Adviser John Feiner, US Ambassador to Israel Jack Lew, White House Middle East Adviser Brett McGurk and Special White House envoy Amos Hochstein.

Netanyahu is joined by Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, National Security Adviser Tachi Hanegbi, Israel’s Ambassador to the US Michael Herzog, Netanyahu’s Chief of Staff Tachi Braverman, Prime Minister’s Military Secretary Roman Goffman and his foreign policy adviser Ofir Falk.