Watch live: White House holds press briefing after Biden, Netanyahu meeting

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is slated Thursday to hold a press briefing following a bilateral meeting with President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Netanyahu’s White House visit, his first since former President Trump left office in 2020, comes at a time of growing pressure to find a deal to end the nine-month war that’s left more than 39,000 dead in Gaza. A key part of a deal would be to secure the release of the 120 hostages in Hamas captivity.

White House officials say negotiations are in the closing stages but there are issues that need to be resolved.

The event is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. EDT.

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