Netanyahu said his meeting with Trump focused on freeing hostages in Gaza, and stressed his determination to "eliminate" the capabilities of Hamas.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday vowed to defeat the Palestinian militant organization Hamas and reported that there are 50 hostages from Israel still in Gaza, 20 of whom are still alive.

Two weeks after he stood on the White House lawn fuming at Israel over its behavior in the final hours of the war with Iran, repeatedly stressing to reporters how deeply unhappy he was with Israel’s conduct,