Jerusalem/Washington, July 9 -- In a surprise development during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Washington, he was reported to have held an unscheduled 90-minute meeting with US President Donald Trump, and US Vice President JD Vance yesterday evening, intensifying efforts to secure a 60-day ceasefire and a hostage deal in the ongoing Gaza conflict.
According to Axios, the meeting which followed a dinner between the two leaders the night before, was not on Netanyahu's official itinerary but came amid a fresh wave of diplomatic activity and cautious optimism surrounding the stalled negotiations.
The media agency reported that the trilateral meeting coincided with a separate round of diplomatic activity at the White...