Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is back at the White House for another round of talks with President Trump. The meeting comes as the White House pushes for a new ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. CBS News White House reporter Aaron Navarro has more.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with President Trump at the White House, with discussions focused primarily on achieving a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. The U.S. administration is actively pushing for a 60-day ceasefire proposal, with special envoy Steve Whitkoff traveling to Doha for further peace talks. While no agreement has been reached, officials report that negotiations have narrowed to a single unresolved issue, involving topics such as troop withdrawal, hostage exchanges, and humanitarian aid.

In addition to Middle East diplomacy, President Trump addressed trade matters, indicating the U.S. may soon send tariff letters to the European Union and announcing a 50 percent tariff on copper imports. The president also reversed a recent Pentagon decision by approving additional defensive weapons for Ukraine, citing concerns over Russian military actions.

What we know about Trump's meeting with Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was back at the White House today for another round of talks with President Trump. The meeting comes as the White House is pushing for a new ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. The White House says Steve Whitkoff, the administration's special envoy to the Middle East, will travel to Doha later this week, where a new round of peace talks is taking place. During a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, President Trump spoke about the efforts toward a ceasefire. We're going to be talking about, I would say, almost exclusively Gaza. We've got to get that solved. Gaza is a tragic—it's a tragedy, it's a tragedy. And he wants to get it solved, and I want to get it solved, and I think the other side wants to get it solved. Joining us now is CBS News White House reporter Aaron Navarro. And Aaron, thanks for being with us. What do we know about the prime minister's meeting with the president today? Nancy, we know that Prime Minister Netanyahu got to the White House campus about an hour and a half ago. And during that Cabinet meeting, President Trump framed this as a discussion exclusively focused on Gaza, on getting Hamas, in a sense, to accept that 60-day ceasefire proposal. And there hasn't been anything concrete that's been accepted yet, but the indications and signs from President Trump, from White House special envoy Steve Whitkoff, is that there is progress, or at least they are pushing for progress, to happen soon and this week. Whitkoff told reporters he's still hopeful for a deal on the ceasefire by the end of this week, said that the talks are now down to, quote, just one issue between Israel and Hamas, down from four. And Whitkoff did not specify what the outstanding issue is, but from what we understand about the framework of the deal on the table, is that there are conditions and talks about what the withdrawal of Israeli troops looks like from Gaza, the release and swaps of hostages, as well as how aid will get into Gaza. And Aaron, going back to today's Cabinet meeting, the president said he might soon be sending more tariff letters to the European Union as he tries to secure new trade agreements. What's the latest there? Yeah, the president said that while talks seem to be going well with the European Union, that the U.S. is likely, quote, two days away from sending them a tariff letter. And he overall, you know, framed these tariff letters as a deal in their own right because he says it is less than what they are charging the U.S. for American exports, it is less in what, in his eyes, in what will balance the trade deficit between the U.S. and these other countries. But also on tariffs, the president announced that there would be a 50 percent tariff on copper, matching the current rates the U.S. has on steel and aluminum. That could become official within a couple days, according to White House officials. And the president also again floated a 200 percent tariff on pharmaceuticals, though he noted that there may be a year or more for companies in, you know, abroad to move into the U.S. and manufacture in the U.S. And Aaron, I want to ask you also about Ukraine. The president made a reversal this week, saying the U.S. would send more weapons to Ukraine after the Pentagon announced it had halted deliveries. So what is behind that shift and what do we know about what's being sent right now? Yeah, you saw signs of this as well last week, where President Trump showed disappointment with recent Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities. Last Thursday, he seemed frustrated that a call with Russian President Putin did not result in any progress when it comes to ending the war between Russia and Ukraine. And today, during his Cabinet meeting, President Trump said that President Putin is, quote, killing too many people, and thus he's approved of more weapons to help Ukraine defend themselves. We saw the Pentagon put out a statement last night saying that at the direction of President Trump, they are sending Ukraine additional defensive weapons, though there is one interesting point to watch in that the pause that initially came last week were on weapons that were approved to be sent to Ukraine by the Biden administration. So we're looking to see if the Trump administration will add any on top of that, especially as President Trump is expressing his displeasure with President Putin. Much more to come on that. Erin Navarro, thank you very much for joining us.

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