- (BBC News) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with US lawmakers at the Capitol in Washington on Thursday, days after appearing with Donald Trump at the White House.
- The visit came as Trump has signed an executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court for targeting the US and allies such as Israel, the BBC understands.
- Earlier, Trump restated his plan for a US takeover of the Gaza Strip, after his idea was rejected by Palestinians and leaders around the world on Wednesday.
- The president spoke at two prayer events in Washington DC on Thursday morning. Although he didn’t discuss his Gaza plan, he said he wanted to be known as a “peacemaker and a unifier”.
- Elsewhere in US politics, a judge has placed a temporary block on a deadline for federal employees to decide on a “deferred resignation” offer, CBS News reports.
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