Biden and Netanyahu to discuss cease-fire and hostage deal next week
President Joe Biden's focus next week in his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be on nailing down the specifics of a ceasefire that could bring the hostages home, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Friday.
"The overriding focus of the meeting between President Biden and Prime Minister Netanyahu is going to be about the cease-fire and hostage deal," he said at the Aspen Security Forum in Colorado.
Netanyahu will meet with Biden in Washington, D.C., on July 22.
"We are mindful that there remain obstacles in the way, and let's use next week to try to clear through those obstacles and get to a deal," Sullivan added.
The details that will be discussed between Biden and Netanyahu include Israel’s military presence in Gaza after a cease-fire, access to humanitarian aid, the "long-term disposition" of Gaza and how to execute the remaining hostage and prisoner swap as part of phase two.
-ABC News' Anne Flaherty