Tel Aviv, Feb. 2 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu travels to the United States on Sunday morning to be the first foreign leader to meet with President Donald Trump after the latter's inauguration.

The Israeli prime minister's office previously reported that a meeting between Trump and Netanyahu at the White House was scheduled for February 4.

Netanyahu and Trump intend to discuss the current situation in the Gaza Strip, the issue of Israeli hostages, the confrontation with all elements of the Iranian "axis of evil" and other key issues during the upcoming "historic" meeting.

Before the Israeli prime minister's departure to the United States, it became known that Netanyahu had agreed with the US Special Presidential Envoy for ...