A news conference between Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu due to take place this evening has been cancelled, the White House has said.
The two leaders will still take questions in the Oval Office from a smaller group of reporters, the Trump administration added.
The White House did not offer any immediate explanation for why the news conference was cancelled.
It comes as President Trump is under pressure over his tariffs policy which has sparked a meltdown in the global markets, and Mr Netanyahu faces questions over the killing of 15 aid workers by Israeli troops in Gaza.
Whether Mr Netanyahu’s visit succeeds in bringing down or eliminating Israel’s tariffs remains to be seen, but how it plays out could set the stage for how other world leaders try to address the new tariffs.
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Mr Trump greeted the Israeli prime minister with a firm handshake as he arrived for talks.
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