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Video: Netanyahu meets Witkoff, Rubio ahead of dinner with Trump

Video: Netanyahu meets Witkoff, Rubio ahead of dinner with Trump

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was warmly greeted at meetings on Monday with Special Envoy for Peace Missions, Steve Witkoff, and Secretary of State and National Security Adviser, Marco Rubio.
Netanyahu is in Washington for what is understood to be a private dinner with US President Donald Trump on Monday evening, local time.
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