The Israeli prime minister will be the first foreign leader to meet President Trump since he returned to office for a second term.
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00:00Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu traveled from Tel Aviv to the United States
00:07ahead of his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.
00:11He said the two will discuss what he called victory over Hamas as well as countering Iran
00:15and expanding diplomatic relations with Arab countries.
00:19The meeting marks Trump's first with a foreign leader since he took office.
00:24I think it's a testimony to the strength of the Israeli-American alliance.
00:28It's also a testimony to the strength of our personal friendship.
00:33Netanyahu's arrival to the U.S. comes despite facing an arrest warrant issued by the International
00:38Criminal Court in November last year.
00:42The court's member states are required to detain suspects facing a warrant if they set
00:46foot on their soil.
00:47However, the U.S. and Israel are not part of the court.