Harris Has Solo Meeting With Benjamin Netanyahu

The Washington Post reports:

President Biden and Vice President Harris held separate bilateral meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, as U.S. leaders say they are in the final stages of closing a deal that will pause the fighting in Gaza and release hostages.

Harris’ solo meeting with Netanyahu, meanwhile, took on greater importance after she became the presumptive Democratic nominee this week following Biden’s stunning decision to withdraw from the presidential race.

She has not publicly diverged from Biden’s approach to the war, but she has pushed the administration to more heavily consider Palestinian suffering in its response and often been the highest profile official to speak emphatically about civilian casualties.

Read the full article. Harris is expected to give remarks about the meeting shortly.